Which country had the largest population in Western Europe in the early part of the period?
Answer
Russia
Britain
France
Prussia
Question 2
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Which Prussian King turned down a proposal for an army of popular liberation?
Answer
Wilhelm I
Frederick Wilhelm
Frederick III
Wilhelm II
Question 3
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Which battle of Napoleonic times prompted this attempt at reform?
Answer
Saalfeld
Eylau
Kolberg
Auerstadt
Question 4
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Which other country (not France) showed how effective a citizen/peasant army could be?
Answer
Spain
Russia
Britian
Italy
Question 5
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How many new men did Napoleon's Prefects provide him with just before his defeat at Liepzig?
Answer
None
200,000
10,000
20,000
Question 6
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How many Frenchman who served under Napoleon became casualties?
Answer
1/2
1/5
1/10
1/3
Question 7
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Comparatively how big was the Allied army to the French at Leipzig?
Answer
Same size.
Half as much again.
Twice the size.
Three times the size.
Question 8
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When were the whiskey and biscuit loving monarchs restored?
Answer
1816
1818
1820
1815
Question 9
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At which battle of 1812 did Napoleon's troops refuse to perform a manoeuvre sur la derriere?
Answer
Austerlitz
Borodino
Liepzig
Gratz
Question 10
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Whose reforms did Bismarck successfully bully the Prussian Parliament into paying for?
Answer
Roon
Bismarck
Gneisenhau
Clausewitz
Question 11
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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
Answer
Boyer
Gneisenau
Blucher
Tauentzein
Scharnhorst
Question 12
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In which year was the length of military service in Prussia reduced from 3 to 2 years?
Answer
1865
1903
1888
1893
Question 13
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What size was the German army limited to after the Treaty of Versailles?
Answer
10,000
20,000
50,000
100,000
Question 14
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When did Hitler announce the re-introduction of conscription?
Answer
1937
1939
1935
1940
Question 15
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How big was the German Allied army at the start of Operation Barbarossa?