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Quiz by regweasley, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by regweasley
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Question 1
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Match the quote : 'War far from being an exact science is a terrible and impassioned drama'
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Grant
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Von Moltke
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Jomini
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Clausewitz
Question 2
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Which theorist was most influential on Napoleon?
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Guibert
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Douhet
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Jomini
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Du Picq
Question 3
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Which French marshal did Jomini serve?
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Jourdan
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Ney
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Berthier
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Murat
Question 4
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Whose book on navies influenced Kaiser Wilhelm II?
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MacClellan
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Clausewitz
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MacMahn
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Mahan
Question 5
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Which American general led the 'March to the Sea'?
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Sheridan
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Sherman
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Jackson
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Lee
Question 6
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What was Bloch's correct prediction about the future of war?
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Wars would involve fewer soldiers as more powerful weapons
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War would be forced underground by artillery
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Smaller battlefields as air power took precedence
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Shorter wars as resources could not last
Question 7
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Which military leader can be criticised for ignoring naval power?
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Von Moltke
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Napoleon
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Wellington
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Canrobert
Question 8
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Which military theorist who fought in the Franco-Prussian War, claimed that courage could overcome all obstacles?
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Douhet
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Liddell-Hart
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Du Picq
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Corbett
Question 9
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What factor did Clausewitz think was most important in battle?
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Planning
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Discipline
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Luck
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Adaptability
Question 10
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Which battle took place in the Franco-Prussian War?
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Cambrai
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Strasbourg
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Alsace
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Gravelotte
Question 11
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Which was the first country to introduce a General Staff?
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France
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Prussia
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Austria
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Britain
Question 12
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Which was the last country to introduce a General staff?
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Prussia
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Russia
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Britain
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France
Question 13
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Which British military theorist in the early 20th century was keen on naval blockades?
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Liddell-Hart
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Fuller
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Corbett
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Frasier
Question 14
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Who was the artillery 'guru' of WW1?
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Speer
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Bruchmuller
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Siegfried
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Guru Nanak
Question 15
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What were the German defensive lines of WW1 and WW2 called? TICK TWO
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Schleiffen
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Hindenburg
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Siegfried
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Gugenheimer
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Ludendorff
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Grunesei
Question 16
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What British military theorist was most associated with tanks?
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Corbett
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Liddell-Hart
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Fuller
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Frasier
Question 17
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What was Napoleon's favourite shape?
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Square
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Circle
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Arrow
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Diamond
Question 18
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When was the law of St Cyr introduced?
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1818
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1822
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1826
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1817
Question 19
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What did the law of St Cyr do?
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Only French nationals could command armies
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Introduced reservists
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Limited size of army
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Established a higher ratio of officers : soldiers
Question 20
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Match the quote: 'War is cruelty and you cannot refine it'
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Clausewitz
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Jomini
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MacArthur
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Sherman
Question 21
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Name one of Von Moltke's favourite books.
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War and Peace, Count Leo Tolstoy
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On War, Carl von Clausewitz
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Pride & Predjudice, Jane Austen
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The Art of War, Sun Tzu
Question 22
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Who was described as the 'Mahdi of mass destruction' by Liddell-Hart?
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Kitchener
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Clausewitz
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Von Moltke
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Montgomery
Question 23
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Which one is NOT one of the 'paradoxical trinity' of Clausewitzian factors on war?
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Emotions
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Army
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Climate & Terrain
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Political Leadership
Question 24
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Who marched to the sound of gunfire?
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The Zulus
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The Prussians
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Napoleon
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Radetsky
Question 25
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Which legate disagreed with Mahan over Jominian-style naval strategy?
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McCoy
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Judge Judy
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Corbett
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Fuller
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