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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. The German and French attacks, each from their extreme right wing, is compared to what?
2. Which of the two Russian armies did the German Eighth Army choose to attack with all of its strength before the other could come to help?
3. While the German ships in Chapter 10 sailed through the night, dogged by a British ship, what did their inferior coal do?
4. On August 24, after days of terrible news of the disaster of Plan 17, what did Joffre finally tell Messimy?
5. What battle did the British participate in on August 23?
Short Essay Questions
1. What orders from the Russian General Staff were issued on August 10 regarding the situation in France?
2. 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?
3. What effect did the Germans’ harsh treatment of civilians and non-military personnel have on the two sides and the war in general?
4. What did Lanrezac see his Fifth army as left to do while the rest of the French army attacked according to Plan 17?
5. On August 5 Emmich’s brigades attacked what place and how? How did the attack initially go?
6. 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”?
7. While everyone was watching the extreme German right wing, what other conflict was going on in Lorraine?
8. 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?
9. What idea did a Turkish minister think of to allow the chased German fleet to enter the safety of the Dardanelles in Chapter 10?
10. Why was Rennenkamampf’s line “You can take off your clothes now; the Germans are retiring” (276) in Chapter 15 criticized afterward?
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 meaning and false optimism of the statement “You will be home before the leaves have fallen from the trees” (119) from Chapter 9.
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