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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5 (Chapters 20-Afterword).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these was a chapter title from the book Germany and the Next War?
(a) “The Duty to Make War.”
(b) "The Duty to Keep the Peace.”
(c) "The Right for German Dominion.”
(d) "The Right for World Peace.”

2. Why did German deputies not know that the Belgians had rejected their ultimatum?
(a) Because they did not care about it.
(b) Because the German leadership did not publish the response.
(c) Because they did not read the newspapers.
(d) Because it had not been sent yet.

3. Joffre knew that the German objective was not the government but what?
(a) The French railroads.
(b) The French armies.
(c) The French navy.
(d) The French people.

4. How many men did Russia have available for military service?
(a) 6,500,000.
(b) 5,000,000.
(c) 5,500,000.
(d) 6,000,000.

5. Why was the Battle of the Marne one of the “decisive battles of the world” (440)?
(a) Because it determined that the war would go on.
(b) Because it determined that the Russians would ultimately lose the war.
(c) Because it determined that Germany would ultimately lose the war.
(d) Because it determined that the Allies would ultimately win the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sukhomlinov belive was superior to the bullet?

2. What analogy did Mr. Britling use regarding the discouraging news of how things are going with the British Expeditionary Force?

3. Though Ludendorff was important in the planning, who was the public face of the German victory at Tannenberg?

4. How did the two-day Russian retreat from Tannenberg go?

5. What country created Plan 17?

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