Share This Article 1. The historian Marc Bloch blamed this group specifically for France’s defeat in 1940. The Socialists The French High Command The British The Communists 2. This was the worst defeat inflicted on a European power by native Africans. The Battle of the Blood River The Battle of Isandlwana The Battle of Omdurman The Battle of Adwa 3. World War One fighter ace Eddie Rickenbacker had a lifelong fear of this. Enclosed spaces Heights Water Open spaces Loading …