H110 TEST
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Question 1
10 out of 10 points
As part of the pre-1914 Arms Race, Kaiser's generals sought a quick victory against France because they feared which of the following?
Selected Answer:
A. The Russian "steamroller"
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Question 2
10 out of 10 points
During the Great War, the British, French, and American armies remained wedded to a(n) ________ doctrine that resulted in horrendous casualties, for minimal gains, in futile attempts to achieve decisive victories.
Selected Answer:
A. Offensive
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Question 3
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The Germans saw _____________ as the only entity that prevented the Entente from encircling Germany, and that they would offset Russian numerical superiority.
Selected Answer:
C. Austro-Hungary
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Question 4
10 out of 10 points
The Schlieffen Plan failed due to which execution factor?
Selected Answer:
A. The Germans shifted two corps to the Eastern Front.
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Question 5
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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. Augmented the center and left flank as new forces became available
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Question 6
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Which statement is inaccurate regarding tanks as a new technology in World War I?
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C. Tanks were able to navigate over trenches with little difficulty.
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Question 7
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Which battle, launched in November 1917, was 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.
The Battle of Cambrai
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Question 8
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Which Western Front experience became a catalyst for change during and after the war?
Selected Answer:
C. Public resistance to industrial warfare
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Incorrect. Please review: Lesson, Stalemate on the Western Front: The Schlieffen Plan, page 31-01
Question 9
10 out of 10 points
What key assumption did von Moltke make?
Selected Answer:
A. German forces would capture the Belgian railway system intact.
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Question 10
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According to the reading, Japanese made skillful use of which of the following during the Russo-Japanese war?
Selected Answer:
B. Indirect fire artillery
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10 out of 10 points
The wars of German unification provided models of what?
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C. Short wars won by decisive offensive action
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Question 2
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According to House, engineers performed which of the following technical tasks?
Selected Answer:
C. Construction of obstacles and field fortifications
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Question 3
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Fighting on the Western Front during the war became much more deadly due to which factor?
Selected Answer:
A. Increasingly lethal firepower
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Question 4
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Which country mobilized first in 1914?
Selected Answer:
A.
France
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Incorrect. Please review: Lesson, Stalemate on the Western Front: Innovations to Break the Deadlock, page 32-02
Question 5
10 out of 10 points
Despite horrific sacrifice, neither alliance could achieve decisive operational, much less strategic victory, until which of the following the occurred?
Selected Answer:
C. Ludendorff Offensive failed
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Question 6
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Which was an assumption that military leaders brought to their war planning?
Selected Answer:
C. A European war was inevitable.
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Question 7
10 out of 10 points
The combination of machine gun, rifle, and field gun fire drove soldiers on both sides to do which of the following?
Selected Answer:
B. Seek shelter and refuge in trenches
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Question 8
10 out of 10 points
Why was the first Marne campaign unique and paradoxical?
Selected Answer:
C. German forces won almost every tactical engagement, but it was still a strategic loss for Germany.
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Question 9
10 out of 10 points
The Schlieffen Plan failed due to which execution factor?
Selected Answer:
A. The Germans shifted two corps to the Eastern Front.
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Question 10
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. Augmented the center and left flank as new forces became available
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Question 1
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What key assumption did von Moltke make?
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A. German forces would capture the Belgian railway system intact.
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Question 2
10 out of 10 points
During the pre-war years, what factor helped preserve traditional cavalry?
Selected Answer:
B. Social conservatism
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Question 3
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At the start of the war, the Imperial German Army was the major proponent of
which modern day concept?
Selected Answer:
A. Mission command at the operational level
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Question 4
10 out of 10 points
According to House, engineers performed which of the following technical tasks?
Selected Answer:
C. Construction of obstacles and field fortifications
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Question 5
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Which of the following established a geographical front between German and Allied forces that stayed essential unchanged for the reaming four years of war?
Selected Answer:
B. The First Battle of Marne
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Question 6
10 out of 10 points
Why was the first Marne campaign unique and paradoxical?
Selected Answer:
C. German forces won almost every tactical engagement, but it was still a strategic loss for Germany.
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Question 7
10 out of 10 points
Knocking France out of the conflict quickly was Germany's key initial objective
in an attempt to avoid which of the following?
Selected Answer:
A. Two-front war
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Question 8
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. Augmented the center and left flank as new forces became available
Response Feedback:
Correct
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:
C. Austro-Hungary
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Question 10
10 out of 10 points
Which country did Germany view as the weakest link and the center of gravity of the Triple Entente?
Selected Answer:
A. France
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