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Question 1 0 out of 10 points Along with an increasing number of his contemporaries, Moltke had drawn three conclusions about railroads. Which of these is NOT one of Moltke's conclusions? Selected Answer: C. Railroad tracks did not always lead to operationally desirable destinations. Response Feedback: Incorrect. Please review: Reading, The Dynamics of Military Revolution, “The Prusso-German RMA, 1840–1871”, page 102 Question 2 10 out of 10 points In 1870, the French populace, after the defeat of their army at Sedan and Metz and the loss of their emperor, wanted an end to the conflict on political terms that would preserve France's territorial and political vibrancy. They did all the following to achieve this except: Selected Answer: C. Seek a negotiated peace settlement with Germany Response Feedback: Correct Question 3 10 out of 10 points Wilhelminian Germany's strategic military doctrine is most clearly visible in what plan? Selected Answer: C. The Schlieffen Plan Response Feedback: Correct Question 4

10 out of 10 points Which of the following was NOT a strategic problem for Germany after the Franco-Prussian War? Selected Answer: A. An alliance between Russia and Austria-Hungary created a significant manpower difference between Germany and its potential adversaries. Response Feedback: Correct Question 5 10 out of 10 points The Prussian army from the 1840s onward provides an almost classic model of technological innovation that acted as a catalyst for radical changes in all the following except: Selected Answer: A. Taxation Response Feedback: Correct Question 6 0 out of 10 points Prusso-German military thinking from the mid-nineteenth century into the First World War and beyond was dominated by Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, chief of the general staff from 1857-1887. Moltke's concept of warfare included all the following except: Selected Answer: B. Destroy the enemy army in a great and decisive battle of annihilation or encirclement Response Feedback: Incorrect. Please review: Reading, Makers of Modern Strategy, “Moltke, Schlieffen, and the Doctrine of Strategic Envelopment”, pages 296-299

Question 7 10 out of 10 points In the post-Waterloo era, with increasingly demanding tasks of nineteenth- century warfare on a battlefield ever more swept by fire, a wide range of military figures, including some of Napoleon's own marshals, advocated a return to what? Selected Answer: C. Smaller forces of quality rather than quantity Response Feedback: Correct Question 8 10 out of 10 points Which of the following was NOT part of Helmuth von Moltke's strategy to deal with Russia and France? Selected Answer: C. He weighted his main effort from France back to Russia, blunting any potential Russian offensive and allow for follow-up with a major counterattack. Russia, and not France, was the major threat to Germany. Response Feedback: Correct Question 9 10 out of 10 points What is true about Albrecht von Roon's organizational reforms? Selected Answer: A. He assigned landwehr units to garrison depots and fortress missions. Response Feedback: Correct Question 10 10 out of 10 points

The Prussian revolution in military affairs (RMA) proved short-lived. By the mid-1870s, every major continental army possessed similar capabilities except: Selected Answer: A. Smaller forces that combined active and citizen militia formations Response Feedback: Correct Monday, January 22, 2024 11:57:07 AM CST OK Question 1 10 out of 10 points Helmuth von Moltke used all but which of the following items to his advantage? Selected Answer: C. Use of the expanded road network allowed troops to pull back into marching order relatively easily if conditions did not seem favorable for the battle. Response Feedback: Correct Question 2 10 out of 10 points Moltke transformed Prussian general staff to be able to perform both collective and decentralized functions. Which of these is an example of a decentralized function? Selected Answer: A. Acting as junior partners in command Response Feedback: Correct Question 3 10 out of 10 points

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