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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Grant did not approve of the tactics used regarding the Rio Grande venture?
(a) He saw this venture as a waste of time and money.
(b) He saw the American role as an entity trying to pick a fight.
(c) He saw the Americans as victims to the Mexican military.
(d) He saw the Mexicans as very dangerous.

2. Additionally, the men who were enlisted were mainly stationed on and around the __________________ River to protect trade and settlement routes.
(a) Ohio.
(b) Hudson.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Rio Grande.

3. West Point would go on to graduate many notable people, including President Eisenhower, James McNeil Whistler, and __________________.
(a) Reba McIntyre.
(b) Jackson Pollock.
(c) Bob Fosse.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

4. Was the Blitzkrieg of Hitler's invention?
(a) No.
(b) Not completely.
(c) Yes.
(d) Mostly.

5. Hitler believed that Germany could rise if only what?
(a) The U.S. was destroyed.
(b) The Jews were exterminated.
(c) Poland was destroyed.
(d) It was given a second chance.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did things change for Grant?

2. How does Grant believe the Civil War was best fought?

3. The United States only had _____________ thousand men compared to the two hundred thousand men in Britain's army.

4. One man referred to Grant as being _______________.

5. Chapter eight," Grant and American Democracy", details Grant's views on what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the results of World War I affect World War II?

2. Why was it suggested that Grant surrender at the Battle of Shiloh?

3. Describe Hitler's early military experience.

4. Why was World War I called "the" war?

5. How does Grant's opinion of the progress of war compare to that of the other leaders mentioned? Why?

6. Describe the soldiers in Grant's army.

7. What was Hitler's impact on and relationship with his soldiers?

8. How did the northerners compare to the southerners?

9. Why might Grant not have wanted to surrender? What does this reveal about him?

10. How did Grant receive some notoriety? How did he feel about how he got this notoriety?

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