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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 primary Allied war aim as expressed by Foreign Minister Sazonov?

2. What was the gateway into Belgium from Germany?

3. While the German ships in Chapter 10 sailed through the night, dogged by a British ship, what did their inferior coal do?

4. At one point during the reatreat, when Lanrezac was convinced that Joffre’s plan was a bad one, he refused to move without what?

5. In general, the Battle of Gumbinnen was a victory for what country?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the relationship between Ludendorff and Hindenburg, as well as the phrase “‘Was sagst du?’ (What do you say?)” (284).

3. 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?

4. How did the German fleet of the Goeben and Breslau, sold to the Turks but still commanded by the German Admiral Souchon, provoke Germany's enemies and drag Turkey into the war?

5. What did Lanrezac see his Fifth army as left to do while the rest of the French army attacked according to Plan 17?

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

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

8. Fed up with the German high command’s (called OHL throughout the book) unwillingness to give certain orders, how did Prince Rupprecht respond regarding his desire to attack the French?

9. Who were the commanders of the First and Second German armies, and how well did they work together in executing the Schlieffen Plan?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of Chapter 11, Kitchener’s orders Sir John French to not engage the BEF in large numbers when it might be “unduly exposed to attack” (205). What effect does this ultimately have on the allied armies that are trying to work together to defeat the Germans?

Essay Topic 2

Why is the battle of the Marne remembered by the taxis?

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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