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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many “prongs” would Russia have in its invasion of Germany (65)?

2. What instrument was played at King Edward VII’s funeral?

3. What event took place two hours after Grey finished speaking to the House of Commons in Chapter 9?

4. If Schlieffen wanted to be bold in his plans, what did Moltke want to do?

5. The German ultimatum to what country expired at noon on Saturday, August 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Belgium, and King Albert, finally decide to respond to the ultimatum from Germany?

2. What ultimatum did Germany send to Brussels?

3. What color uniforms had the British and Germans changed to, and what country had not yet changed its uniforms before the war began?

4. What is Grey’s speech before the House in Chapter 9 about and how was it received?

5. What was meant by the line, “'When you march into France’ he said, ‘let the last man on the right brush the Channel with is sleeve’" (25).

6. While the Germans had defeated the French in the Franco-Prussian war that ended in 1870, what condition was France in when World War I began just over 40 years later?

7. Who was appointed the new generalissimo of the French armies and what branch of the French military did he come from?

8. What were the two parts of Britain’s ultimatum to Germany, of which only the second part was truly an ultimatum?

9. What other country besides Germany planned to use the open frontier of Belgium as a route of invasion, however this time only after the Germans had violated Belgian neutrality? How did they plan to do this?

10. Who said this and what did they mean: ”Some Damned Foolish thing in the Balkans” (71)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the objectives of the French and German attacks that culminated in the Battle of the Frontiers.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the views of President Woodrow Wilson and the overall attitude of the United States towards the war and how the United States should be involved.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the various stages and evolution of the Schlieffen Plan as broken down in Chapter 2 (pages 20-21).

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