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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. What did Samsonov do after losing his army in battle at Tannenberg?

2. What was the primary Allied war aim as expressed by Foreign Minister Sazonov?

3. What was the gateway into Belgium from Germany?

4. What did the German armies do during the first four days of Dubail’s and Castelnau’s offensive into Lorraine?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the two telegrams intercepted by German command in the beginning of Chapter 16 say, and what decision did it help the Germans make?

2. Explain how General Joffre came across as a commander, particularly based on the description from Chapter 11 (184).

3. What decision did Lanrezac make in Chapter 15 which he believed Joffre would disapprove of?

4. What was Joffre referring to when he said, “There is reason to await with confidence the development of operations” (230) at the end of Chapter 13?

5. What idea did a Turkish minister think of to allow the chased German fleet to enter the safety of the Dardanelles in Chapter 10?

6. What was the Allied leadership beginning to realize by the end of August 23?

7. What inescapable truth was realized after the battles of Mons and Charleroi, and what country did it make important as a source of supplies?

8. Why was Rennenkamampf’s line “You can take off your clothes now; the Germans are retiring” (276) in Chapter 15 criticized afterward?

9. How many prisoners did the Germans capture at Tannenberg and how many trains were required to move them all?

10. What was the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) doing from August 6-10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the meaning and false optimism of the statement “You will be home before the leaves have fallen from the trees” (119) from Chapter 9.

Essay Topic 2

The “Schlieffen Plan” was primarily aimed at knocking France out of a war before Russia could mobilize its armies to help. Explain how this plan became the obsessive focal point of all German plans before war began.

Essay Topic 3

Describe in your own words the appearance of the waves of field gray uniforms and the general scene of the initial entrance of the German armies into Belgium from Chapter 11.

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