HIUS 380 Quiz 1,2,3,4

HIUS 380 Quiz 1 Spanish-American War

Module 1 Week 1

1. In 2005-6 a troop surge in Iraq resulted from political connections in Washington D.C. that ultimately undermined the position of General George Casey. What American general in the Philippines War would most resemble a role similar to Casey?
2. What description is used in the book to describe the development of infrastructure (hospitals, schools and roads) as well as the exploitation of the fear of force within a population?
3. The War with Mexico saw a new role for the American military in its attempts to:
4. Place the events below in the proper sequence:
5. The Colonial militia provided the work force or manpower while combining a European style of warfare based on the line with the Indian’s skirmisher tactics resulting in an emphasis on maneuver, and the utilization of cover and concealment against an elusive foe.
6. The standard issue muzzle loading British musket issued to regular soldiers was the:
7. Who was the American military leader that simultaneously awed and earned the respect of the Moros in the southern Philippines?
8. The Macabebe scouts best represented which American Way of War (AWoW)?
9. The rifle most likely used by infantry in the Spanish-American War would have been the:
10. The integration of new concepts and technologies in large measure explains the description of the American Army as a :
11. What would be the eventual result of the war in the Philippines?
12. The frontier experience and warfare with Native-Americans led to the developement of:
13. The American Ways of Warfare as described in the book do NOT include which of the following?
14. The favorite weapon used for hand-to-hand fighting and a great example of the American ways of fighting would be the:
15. When General Otis continued to predictably use the American Military he soon found himself bypassed by the team of:

HIUS 380 Quiz 2

1. Between the wars, what technological or military innovation below is represented with the service that developed it?
2. Communications in World War One most often relied upon:
3. What type of tactics emerged during the Ludendorff Offensive and marked the lessons learned by the Germans in World War One?
4. What is the name of the U.S. government program before World War Two that may in large measure have taught young men how to live in the field and to use their imaginations under rigorous conditions?
5. What was the trait described in the book that best described the career of General John Pershing?:
6. A reason for the German decision to accept an armistice in World War One could be best described as a result of:
7. President Woodrow Wilson on April 2, 1917 went before a joint session of Congress to ask for a declaration of war on Germany:
8. The United States entered World War Two with the capability of placing every soldier in a mechanized division on wheels. What unit represented this capability?
9. What purpose did the Selective Service system of boards serve?
10. How long did General Pershing believed was necessary to create a soldier?
11. What Army General did General George C. Marshall NOT oversee the development of?
12. The General Staff was primarily tasked with:
13. What did the General Staff’s War Plans Division “Orange Plan” describe?
14. The American propensity to take, seize, and hold ground with large numbers is reflected in the formation used by the Army in World War I called the:
15. What event contributed to the rise of John J. Pershing as a leader of the U.S. Army after the death of Frederick Funston?

HIUS 380 Quiz 3

1. Where did a terrible fratricide of American airborne and glider troops occur?
2. What fighter used by the U.S. represented a response to a captured Japanese Zero?
3. What major North African defeat in North Africa suffered in part from a failure of intelligence and the tendency to segregate anti-air assets while remaining somewhat road bound?
4. The key to Allied resupply in Western Europe came from the:
5. The key war material needed by armies in World War Two and ignored by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor included:
6. The V-1 and V-2 rockets may in large measure explain the decision for the audaciously bold plan proposed by Field Marshall Montgomery to propose a solution to supply problems through
7. What went wrong at Omaha Beach?
8. What ocean needed to be secured by the U.S. Navy before American troops could go ashore into North Africa?
9. The first atomic bomb dropped by the U.S. on August 6, 1945 landed where?
10. By the time of D-Day the supreme allied commander would win the battle to use the Air Force to target:
11. The breakout from Normandy was accomplished by what?
12. What discovery served to enable the U.S. Navy to crack German naval codes in 1942?
13. The aircraft particularly effective at destroying Roman railroads through strafing and bombing was the:
14. What represented a major failing of Japanese planning in the Pacific that increased vulnerability to American Submarines?
15. What Operation did General Douglas MacArthur demonstrate his genius for mobility and by passing enemy strongholds in the south west Pacific?

HIUS 380 Quiz 4

1. When Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president of the United States he demonstrated American resolve with:
2. General Ridgway introduced “meat grinder tactics” that attempted to trade ________ for
3. By June 1950, on the eve of the Korean War which of the following statements is true?
4. The one thing most Koreans agreed upon despite their differences was:
5. After the May 1, 1951 peace talks began according to the test, what percent of casualties occurred in the Korean War?
6. The Korean War marked a turn from the Post World War II:
7. The static phase of the Korean War saw the initiation of a program designed to:
8. The first pathetic attempt by a U.S. Army task force to stop the North Korean army rolling south was called:
9. What South Korean city of dubious strategic value did General Douglas MacArthur become determined to take thereby probably allowing North Korean forces to escape the trap after the breakout from Pusan?
10. By August 18, 1950 North Koreans attacked American troops where?
11. After the Yalu River froze, the Chinese entered Korea with up to how many soldiers by November 25th?
12. The line drawn across the Korean Peninsula occurred at what parallel?
13. The Korean War is important because it represented the beginning of:
14. The landing at Inchon faced what major difficulty?
15. The major hill battles of the static phase of the Korean War included: