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Question 1 of 15

1

Which country had the largest population in Western Europe in the early part of the period?

Select one of the following:

Russia
Britain
France
Prussia

Explanation

Question 2 of 15

1

Which Prussian King turned down a proposal for an army of popular liberation?

Select one of the following:

Wilhelm I
Frederick Wilhelm
Frederick III
Wilhelm II

Explanation

Question 3 of 15

1

Which battle of Napoleonic times prompted this attempt at reform?

Select one of the following:

Saalfeld
Eylau
Kolberg
Auerstadt

Explanation

Question 4 of 15

1

Which other country (not France) showed how effective a citizen/peasant army could be?

Select one of the following:

Spain
Russia
Britian
Italy

Explanation

Question 5 of 15

1

How many new men did Napoleon's Prefects provide him with just before his defeat at Liepzig?

Select one of the following:

None
200,000
10,000
20,000

Explanation

Question 6 of 15

1

How many Frenchman who served under Napoleon became casualties?

Select one of the following:

1/2
1/5
1/10
1/3

Explanation

Question 7 of 15

1

Comparatively how big was the Allied army to the French at Leipzig?

Select one of the following:

Same size.
Half as much again.
Twice the size.
Three times the size.

Explanation

Question 8 of 15

1

When were the whiskey and biscuit loving monarchs restored?

Select one of the following:

1816
1818
1820
1815

Explanation

Question 9 of 15

1

At which battle of 1812 did Napoleon's troops refuse to perform a manoeuvre sur la derriere?

Select one of the following:

Austerlitz
Borodino
Liepzig
Gratz

Explanation

Question 10 of 15

1

Whose reforms did Bismarck successfully bully the Prussian Parliament into paying for?

Select one of the following:

Roon
Bismarck
Gneisenhau
Clausewitz

Explanation

Question 11 of 15

1

After the reforms that followed the defeat of Prussia in 1806, only two generals remained in their positions by the Sixth Coalition. Who were they? TICK TWO

Select one or more of the following:

Boyer
Gneisenau
Blucher
Tauentzein
Scharnhorst

Explanation

Question 12 of 15

1

In which year was the length of military service in Prussia reduced from 3 to 2 years?

Select one or more of the following:

1865
1903
1888
1893

Explanation

Question 13 of 15

1

What size was the German army limited to after the Treaty of Versailles?

Select one or more of the following:

10,000
20,000
50,000
100,000

Explanation

Question 14 of 15

1

When did Hitler announce the re-introduction of conscription?

Select one of the following:

1937
1939
1935
1940

Explanation

Question 15 of 15

1

How big was the German Allied army at the start of Operation Barbarossa?

Select one of the following:

1.8 million
6.2 million
3.6 million
2.5 million

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Question 1 of 15

Which country had the largest population in Western Europe in the early part of the period?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 15

Which Prussian King turned down a proposal for an army of popular liberation?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 15

Which battle of Napoleonic times prompted this attempt at reform?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 15

Which other country (not France) showed how effective a citizen/peasant army could be?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 15

How many new men did Napoleon's Prefects provide him with just before his defeat at Liepzig?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 15

How many Frenchman who served under Napoleon became casualties?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 15

Comparatively how big was the Allied army to the French at Leipzig?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 15

When were the whiskey and biscuit loving monarchs restored?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 15

At which battle of 1812 did Napoleon's troops refuse to perform a manoeuvre sur la derriere?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 15

Whose reforms did Bismarck successfully bully the Prussian Parliament into paying for?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 15

After the reforms that followed the defeat of Prussia in 1806, only two generals remained in their positions by the Sixth Coalition. Who were they? TICK TWO

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 15

In which year was the length of military service in Prussia reduced from 3 to 2 years?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 15

What size was the German army limited to after the Treaty of Versailles?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 15

When did Hitler announce the re-introduction of conscription?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 15

How big was the German Allied army at the start of Operation Barbarossa?

Select one of the following:

Explanation