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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 does Tuchman say “cast a long shadow upon the world” (137)?
2. What country was known as the Great Neutral?
3. When the German ships were allowed to enter the Dardanelles, what was the order for the forts to do if British ships followed?
4. What did the German navy eventually resort to as a belated effort to break the British naval blockade?
5. In general, the Battle of Gumbinnen was a victory for what country?
Short Essay Questions
1. While everyone was watching the extreme German right wing, what other conflict was going on in Lorraine?
2. 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”?
3. On August 5 Emmich’s brigades attacked what place and how? How did the attack initially go?
4. What effect did the Germans’ harsh treatment of civilians and non-military personnel have on the two sides and the war in general?
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. 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?
7. 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?
8. What was the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) doing from August 6-10?
9. Explain the relationship between Ludendorff and Hindenburg, as well as the phrase “‘Was sagst du?’ (What do you say?)” (284).
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the various stages and evolution of the Schlieffen Plan as broken down in Chapter 2 (pages 20-21).
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Explain the rise of King Albert to the throne of Belgium, as well as how he had proved to be a better monarch than would have been expected.
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