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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. On what did Clausewitz focus?

2. How many thought that Grant would rise up through the ranks as he did?

3. Also included in the chapter are maps of which of Grant's conquests?

4. Although Hitler would serve ______________ years as high commander, it was not the man's first foray into the military arena.

5. The year was 1862, and Grant was serving as the Commander of the District of __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Grant's military philosophy?

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

3. How did Grant's approach to battle compare to Alexander's?

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

5. Why might some factors regarding Hitler as a soldier have been overlooked?

6. How did the northerners compare to the southerners?

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

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

9. Why did Hitler go into hiding? How did Hitler adapt to being in hiding?

10. How did Hitler feel about his life? How might this have influenced decisions he made as a leader?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The leaders discussed in this book had a variety of military strategies.

Part 1) Choose four leaders to analyze. Describe each leader's military strategies. How effective were these strategies? How do these strategies reflect each leader's personalities?

Part 2) How important was the technology at the time, the size of the military, and the abilities of the enemy to the leaders' strategies?

Part 3) What factors might influence a leader's strategies and tactics today? How do these factors compare to factors in the past?

Essay Topic 2

Keegan covers the post heroic standard.

Part 1) What is the post heroic standard? How does he go about investigating this? is this investigation important or significant? Why or why not?

Part 2) What is meant by Nuclear Authority? Is this a new idea? Why or why not? What is the connection between this and military technological advances?

Part 3) Are we living in a post heroic period? Why or why not? What does this mean for our leaders?

Essay Topic 3

Alexander was well-known for his flair for the dramatic.

Part 1) Describe his interest in drama. How does this reflect his personality and upbringing? What might the Macedonians think of this? Would his flair for the dramatic be accepted in other cultures at that time? Why or why not?

Part 2) How did other leaders mentioned in this book compare to Alexander, regarding melodramatic behavior? Were they all as melodramatic? Why or why not?

Part 3) What leaders in our world today are considered melodramatic? How does this affect those that could potentially follow them? How does it affect those who go against them?

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