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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. Was the plan to destroy Poland before the English and French could intervene due to Hitler?
(a) No, not at all.
(b) Yes, completely.
(c) No, not completely.
(d) Yes, mostly.

2. Lincoln recognized what in Grant?
(a) His skill.
(b) His intelligence.
(c) His fortitude.
(d) His will.

3. Keegan dispels what myth of Hitler's?
(a) He was insane.
(b) His grand lodgings during the war.
(c) He ran away to Belgium during the war.
(d) He lived in the woods during the war.

4. The army was down to about ________ thousand men.
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

5. 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 Mexicans as very dangerous.
(c) He saw the American role as an entity trying to pick a fight.
(d) He saw the Americans as victims to the Mexican military.

Short Answer Questions

1. Keegan goes into detail about Grant's habits and methods as what?

2. Hitler was one of the most __________________ leaders of his or any other time.

3. Grant's devotion to the U.S. was ______________________.

4. Keegan details the progression of war and what is referred to as ______________________, noting the size of the armies of various countries.

5. The only surviving letter of Hitler's from World War I recounts an attack involving the 16th Bavarian Reserve in an attack at Ypres in what year?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Hitler helped in his plan to destroy Poland?

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

3. How did the attack on Fort Sumter affect Grant? Why?

4. Describe the prestige of West Point. Did this prestige help Grant in his career? Why or why not?

5. What was the myth regarding Hitler's war-time lodgings? Was this myth true?

6. What did Grant think about the reason for the Civil War? Do you agree? Why or why not?

7. What is Grant's military philosophy?

8. Who was Clausewitz? How was he misunderstood by Hitler?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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