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H110 Quiz
Question 1
10 out of 10 points
The original Schlieffen Plan was significantly modified by Helmuth von Moltke (the Younger) who served as the Chief of the German General Staff in 1914. Based on Moltke's assumptions, what modifications did he make?
Selected Answer:
A.
Added flexibility to focus on destroying French forces rather than occupying fixed terrain objectives
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Correct.
Question 2
10 out of 10 points
The Battle of Cambrai, launched in November _____, heralded as the first time tanks were used in significant force, of the 378 tanks that the British used during the battle, 65 were destroyed by direct hits, 71 were lost to mechanical failures, and 43 were lost to ditching.
Selected Answer:
C.
1917
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Correct.
Question 3
10 out of 10 points
What initially drove World War I soldiers of both sides to seek shelter and refuge in trenches?
Selected Answer:
B.
Combination of machine gun, rifle, and field gun fire
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Correct.
Question 4
10 out of 10 points
According to House, engineers performed which of the following technical tasks?
Selected Answer:
A.
Maintaining weapons or equipment
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Correct.
Question 5
10 out of 10 points
What execution factor caused the Schlieffen Plan to fail?
Selected Answer:
C.
The Germans withdrew two corps from the right wing to the Eastern Front.
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Correct.
Question 6
10 out of 10 points
Despite horrific sacrifice, neither alliance could achieve decisive operational, much less strategic victory, until the __________ Offensive failed and US troops arrived in summer, 1918.
Selected Answer:
C.
Ludendorff
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Correct.
Question 7
10 out of 10 points
According to House, __________ were often the only troops trained in the detailed construction and destruction of obstacles and field fortifications.
Selected Answer:
A.
engineers
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Question 8
0 out of 10 points
Which of the following was a practical outcome of the series of engagements designated "First Battle of Marne"?
Selected Answer:
B.
The Germans achieved their key goal of knocking France out of the war quickly and turned their full attention to Russia.
Response Feedback:
Incorrect. Please review: Reading, Six Weeks in 1914, page 7
Question 9
10 out of 10 points
The Germans saw _____________ as the only entity that prevented the Entente from encircling Germany, and that they would offset Russian numerical superiority.
Selected Answer:
B.
Austro-Hungary
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Correct.
Question 10
10 out of 10 points
What technologies influenced Schlieffen's concept?
Selected Answer:
C.
Transportation and communication
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Correct.
Question 1
10 out of 10 points
According to House, during the Russo-Japanese war the Japanese made skillful use of what?
Selected Answer:
A.
Indirect fire artillery
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Correct.
Question 2
10 out of 10 points
The original Schlieffen Plan was significantly modified by Helmuth von Moltke (the Younger) who served as the Chief of the German General Staff in 1914. Based on Moltke's assumptions, what modifications did he make?
Selected Answer:
A.
Added flexibility to focus on destroying French forces rather than occupying fixed terrain objectives
Response Feedback:
Correct.
Question 3
10 out of 10 points
Despite horrific sacrifice, neither alliance could achieve decisive operational, much less strategic victory, until the __________ Offensive failed and US troops arrived in summer, 1918.
Selected Answer:
C.
Ludendorff
Response Feedback:
Correct.
Question 4
10 out of 10 points
To avoid German High Command's worst nightmare of a two-front war, which of the following was the key initial objective for Germany?
Selected Answer:
C.
Knock France out of the conflict as quickly as possible
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Correct.
Question 5
10 out of 10 points
Which of the following was a practical outcome of the series of engagements designated "First Battle of Marne"?
Selected Answer:
A.
It established a geographical front between German and Allied forces that stayed
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Response Feedback:
Correct.
Question 6
10 out of 10 points
Which factor contributed to creating a deadly new reality on the Western Front?
Selected Answer:
B.
More lethal firepower
Response Feedback:
Correct.
Question 7
10 out of 10 points
Due to the French-Russian alliance (Dual Entente of 1892) and the French-Russian-British alliance (Triple Entente of 1907); the Germans feared that the French, Russians, and British intended to encircle Germany and reduce it to a powerless state. After analyzing the alliances, the Germans determined that ________ was the weakest military link and also the center of gravity of the Triple Entente.
Selected Answer:
C.
France
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Correct.
Question 8
10 out of 10 points
The Germans saw _____________ as the only entity that prevented the Entente from encircling Germany, and that they would offset Russian numerical superiority.
Selected Answer:
B.
Austro-Hungary
Response Feedback:
Correct.
Question 9
10 out of 10 points
Within days of the Germans' first use of chemical agents at __________ in 1915, the French and British improvised gas masks to neutralize the new threat.
Selected Answer:
B.
Ypres
Response Feedback:
Correct.
Question 10
10 out of 10 points
According to House, engineers performed which of the following technical tasks?
Selected Answer:
A.
Maintaining weapons or equipment
Response Feedback:
Correct.