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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 medieval city of Louvain known for?
2. What made Hindenburg stand out as a candidate to replace Prittwitz as Commander of the German Eighth Army?
3. Who was called the “Sick Man” of Europe? (137)
4. Why did Brussels go “mad with excitement” in Chapter 11 (176)?
5. How did general Joffre want to treat the Belgian army?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
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. 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?
4. 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?
5. What decision did Lanrezac make in Chapter 15 which he believed Joffre would disapprove of?
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. What orders from the Russian General Staff were issued on August 10 regarding the situation in France?
8. What was the Allied leadership beginning to realize by the end of August 23?
9. While everyone was watching the extreme German right wing, what other conflict was going on in Lorraine?
10. What effect did the Germans’ harsh treatment of civilians and non-military personnel have on the two sides and the war in general?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the views of President Woodrow Wilson and the overall attitude of the United States towards the war and how the United States should be involved.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the statement “Instantly converted from Marx to Mars” (74) at the beginning of Chapter 6.
Essay Topic 3
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).
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