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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. 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. The British were defeated at Mons. How did the British remember the battle, though?

4. How many men did Kitchener announce the Britain must be prepared to put into the field?

5. What was the medieval city of Louvain known for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did OHL offer to send Ludendorff three corps from the Western Front?

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

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

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

7. 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”?

8. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Break down the idea of Clausewitz’s warning that “military plans which leave no room for the unexpected can lead to disaster” (26) in regards to the German obsession with planning every moment of their invasion down to the minutest detail.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the objectives of the French and German attacks that culminated in the Battle of the Frontiers.

Essay Topic 3

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

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