LESSON 1
LEARNING EVENT 3
PRACTICAL EXERCISE
Now that you have completed the learning event, test your understanding with the following review questions, Check your
answers against the feedback section. Then refer back to the learning event if you have any questions.
1. Which of the following is not a quality of the "historically minded" person?
a. Habitually solves problems by searching for broad themes that trace developments over lengthy periods.
b. In an effort to determine why and how one of the opponents was defeated, tries to identify cause and effect
relationships.
c. Analyzes past events and actions in the context of their own times.
d. Considers present circumstances in terms of themselves.
2. Jomini, the Swiss theorist/historian, was concerned primarily with:
a.
justifying war.
b.
developing a theory of war.
c.
studying military tactics.
d.
studying military strategy.
3. The Soviet concept of military history as a reflection of national activity originally began with:
a.
Jomini.
b.
von Clausewitz.
c.
Jaures.
d.
Stalin.
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