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The following items will test your understanding of the material covered in this lesson. There is only one correct answer for each item. When you have completed the exercise, check your answers with the answer key that follows. If you answer any item incorrectly, review that part of the lesson which contains the portion involved. |
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Listed below are common factors that hampered military change in most nations prior to entering World War II. Which one is not a factor that hampered change?
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In 1918, this army led the world in both armored equipment and armored doctrine. However, by 1939 they had lost most of their pioneering advantage in equipment and technology. Which army is described here?
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This army, defeated in 1918, developed mostly new tactics and weapons during the interwar period. Which army is described here?
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In 1935, the first panzer division was formed. Within which army was such a division created?
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During the 1920s and early 1930s, the concept of "Deep Battle" came into play. It employed conventional infantry and cavalry divisions, mechanized formations, and aviation in concert. Who developed this idea of "Deep Battle?"
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Which army employed the principle of weapons pooling within their triangular division?
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Hitler, in forming the first panzer division, made the same mistake in balancing the division as did other armies before him. His division was top-heavy in what respect?
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In the '30s, French Chief of Staff Maxime Weygand took significant steps to modernize and mechanize the French Army. In 1934 Weygand formed the first "light mechanized division," but something almost ended the concept. What was it?
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What provided a trial of Soviet doctrine on the eve of World War II?
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