LESSON 1: MCDP-1 NATURE AND THEORY OF
WAR QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS [ GRADED A+]
Define War - ✔✔A violent clash of interests between or among organized
groups characterized by the use of military force.
Friction - ✔✔The force that makes the apparently easy so difficult.
Mental Friction - ✔✔Indecision over a course of action
External Friction - ✔✔imposed by enemy action, the terrain, weather, or mere
chance
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, Self Induced Friction - ✔✔caused by such factors as lack of a clearly defined
goal, lack of coordination, unclear or complicated plans, complex task
organizations or command relationships, or complicated technologies
Uncertainty - ✔✔Pervasive trait of war in which all actions take place in an
atmosphere of uncertainty. We try to reduce these unknowns but cannot get
close.
nonlinearity - ✔✔Minor incidents or actions can have decisive effects
Risk - ✔✔Uncertainty concerning the potential for outcomes
Chance - ✔✔consists of turns of events that cannot reasonably be foreseen
and over which we and our enemy have no control.
Disorder - ✔✔The natural trend in war for constantly changing situation the
requires you to adapt and change your plan
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
WAR QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS [ GRADED A+]
Define War - ✔✔A violent clash of interests between or among organized
groups characterized by the use of military force.
Friction - ✔✔The force that makes the apparently easy so difficult.
Mental Friction - ✔✔Indecision over a course of action
External Friction - ✔✔imposed by enemy action, the terrain, weather, or mere
chance
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
, Self Induced Friction - ✔✔caused by such factors as lack of a clearly defined
goal, lack of coordination, unclear or complicated plans, complex task
organizations or command relationships, or complicated technologies
Uncertainty - ✔✔Pervasive trait of war in which all actions take place in an
atmosphere of uncertainty. We try to reduce these unknowns but cannot get
close.
nonlinearity - ✔✔Minor incidents or actions can have decisive effects
Risk - ✔✔Uncertainty concerning the potential for outcomes
Chance - ✔✔consists of turns of events that cannot reasonably be foreseen
and over which we and our enemy have no control.
Disorder - ✔✔The natural trend in war for constantly changing situation the
requires you to adapt and change your plan
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
