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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 was the situation of the German navy and merchant shipping by the end of August?

2. Who was asked to be the Governor of Paris and to direct its defense?

3. On what day did Rennenkampf officially open his offensive with his entire army?

4. As the Prittwitz continued to remain committed to a German retreat, what did Moltke finally do?

5. Prittwitz, considering the Russian threat too great, decided the Germans should retire behind what river as previously planned?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was it said in the beginning of Chapter 10, regarding the German fleet of the Goeben and the Breslau, that “No other single exploit of the war cast so long a shadow upon the world as the voyage accomplished by their commander during the next seven days”?

4. On August 5 Emmich’s brigades attacked what place and how? How did the attack initially go?

5. While everyone was watching the extreme German right wing, what other conflict was going on in Lorraine?

6. 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?

7. What effect did the Germans’ harsh treatment of civilians and non-military personnel have on the two sides and the war in general?

8. After the Battle of the Frontiers, with the Allies in retreat, what part of the German line attacked through Belgium and France, and what farm implement is their attack compared to?

9. Why was Wavre in flames when Ludendorff drove by it, whereas just a day before it had been a peaceful town? Why is this important to the story?

10. What happened to the people of Andenne when they were accused of attacking the Germans, and how did the Germans use this information?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why when Wilson asked Foch what the smallest British military force was that would be of assistance to the French, Foch answered: “A single British soldier–and we will see to it that he is killed” (49).

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explain the psychological effect that the Russian had on Germans, summarized by the short phrase “ ‘Kosaken kommen!’ (The Cossacks are coming!)” (270) in Chapter 15.

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