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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the Prittwitz continued to remain committed to a German retreat, what did Moltke finally do?
(a) Encourage him.
(b) Order him to hold his ground.
(c) Replace him.
(d) Promote him.

2. When the Germans began shooting civilians and burning towns and cities, what were they compared to?
(a) Geiseric the Vandal.
(b) Aetius the Roman.
(c) Attila the Hun.
(d) Alaric the Goth.

3. What battle did the British participate in on August 23?
(a) The War of the Roses.
(b) The Battle of Mons.
(c) The Battle of the Frontiers.
(d) The Siege of Liege.

4. How many men did Kitchener announce the Britain must be prepared to put into the field?
(a) An army of 12 divisions.
(b) An army of 100,000.
(c) An army of millions.
(d) An army of at least 50 divisions.

5. Who was asked to be the Governor of Paris and to direct its defense?
(a) Sir John French.
(b) Joffre.
(c) Poincare.
(d) Gallieni.

6. Why did Germany want Turkey as an ally?
(a) To attack the Russians with Turkish soldiers.
(b) To fight Lawrence of Arabia.
(c) To close off Russia’s access to the world via the Black Sea.
(d) To annoy the British ships in the area.

7. Russia was so alarmed at the German ship Goeben arriving in Turkish waters, that it was even willing to give up its claim to what to keep the peace?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Constantinople.
(c) St. Petersburg.
(d) The Crimea.

8. What was the situation of the German navy and merchant shipping by the end of August?
(a) They had resorted to incessant U-boat attacks.
(b) They were gathering in the North Sea to fight with the British.
(c) They had disappeared from the open seas.
(d) They had conquered the seas.

9. What does Tuchman say “cast a long shadow upon the world” (137)?
(a) The German ultimatum to the Belgians.
(b) The voyage of the Goeben and the Breslau.
(c) The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
(d) The British ultimatum to Germany.

10. At one point during the reatreat, when Lanrezac was convinced that Joffre’s plan was a bad one, he refused to move without what?
(a) A verbal agreement that it was not his idea.
(b) An assurance of victory.
(c) A written order to do so.
(d) A day of rest for his troops.

11. Though Ludendorff was important in the planning, who was the public face of the German victory at Tannenberg?
(a) Von Kluck.
(b) Hindenberg.
(c) Kaiser William II.
(d) The Crown Prince.

12. After a day of fierce fighting, the British withdrew from Mons. What did the Germans do?
(a) They pursued their enemies, but wearily.
(b) They withdrew as well.
(c) They were hurt from the days fighting and did not seriously pursue their enemies.
(d) They pursued their enemies with great energy.

13. How did each German regiment’s field kitchen keep up while on the march?
(a) The cooks were driven ahead and then prepared food for the soldiers where they would end their march.
(b) The cooks prepared the food on horseback.
(c) They were in the back of moving vans.
(d) They were on wheels, set up right in moving wagons.

14. What country was known as the Great Neutral?
(a) Italy.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) The United States.
(d) Poland.

15. Where were the two German corps that were supposed to be at the junction of Hausen and Bulow’s armies?
(a) They had fallen behind in the speed of the German advance.
(b) They had been given a few days of leave to catch their breath.
(c) They had been left behind as a garrison for Belgium.
(d) They were on their way to unnecessarily reinforce the Eastern Front.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the Allies retreated from the German advance, British casualties continued to grow, solidifying Sir John French’s desire to do what?

2. Why did the disaster at Tannenberg not initially scare the Russian people?

3. While Germany had the second largest fleet in the world, how many ships did it have total in the Mediterranean Sea?

4. What did the cry Kosaken kommen mean?

5. What was the gateway into Belgium from Germany?

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