Army OCS Military History Exam |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS |\ |\
What is the definition of Military History - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Military history is the record of all activities of all armed forces
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(including armies, navies,
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and air forces) in war and peace.
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Define the 8 activities in the study of military history &
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definitions - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(1) battles and campaigns.
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(2) strategy and tactics.
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(3) doctrine and training.
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(4) organizations.
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(5) logistics.
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(6) the military and society.
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(7) weapons and technology.
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(8) military leaders (great and not so great).
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Define Operational Military History - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔This
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is the oldest kind of military history. It is also the oldest kind of
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history. It includes battles, campaigns, tactics, and planning.
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Operational military history is also the most |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
popular type of military history because it focuses on crisis and
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the central mission of the military-waging war. EXAMPLE:
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Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War |\ |\ |\
, Define Institutional Military History - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔This
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type deals with preparing for war, including doctrine (how to
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fight), training, and organization. It also covers how the Army has
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influenced society and how a democratic society has influenced
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the Army. Branch history, which is especially relevant to this level
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of instruction, is a form of institutional history. EXAMPLE:Russell
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Weigley, A History of the United States Army. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Define Biographical Military History - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔This
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is the study of military lives. Traditionally, military biography has
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dealt with the lives of generals, admirals, and other senior
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leaders, and heroes. More recent biographies have dealt with
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ordinary soldiers. At whatever level, biography offers insights into
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leadership, decision-making, and military professionalism
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because it describes and analyzes how subjects developed, both
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on and off the battlefield. EXAMPLE: Carlo D'Este, Patton: A
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Genius for |\
War.
Define Social and technological Military History - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔This is the most recent approach to military history
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and deals |\
with a wide variety of topics that provide the context for military
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operations, such as logistics, |\ |\ |\
command and control, technological innovation and evolution,
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and social and psychological
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aspects of military life. EXAMPLE: Edwin E. Moise, Tonkin Gulf and
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the Escalation of the Vietnam
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War.
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS |\ |\
What is the definition of Military History - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Military history is the record of all activities of all armed forces
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(including armies, navies,
|\ |\ |\
and air forces) in war and peace.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Define the 8 activities in the study of military history &
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
definitions - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(1) battles and campaigns.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(2) strategy and tactics.
|\ |\ |\
(3) doctrine and training.
|\ |\ |\
(4) organizations.
|\
(5) logistics.
|\
(6) the military and society.
|\ |\ |\ |\
(7) weapons and technology.
|\ |\ |\
(8) military leaders (great and not so great).
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Define Operational Military History - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔This
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
is the oldest kind of military history. It is also the oldest kind of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
history. It includes battles, campaigns, tactics, and planning.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Operational military history is also the most |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
popular type of military history because it focuses on crisis and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the central mission of the military-waging war. EXAMPLE:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War |\ |\ |\
, Define Institutional Military History - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔This
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
type deals with preparing for war, including doctrine (how to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
fight), training, and organization. It also covers how the Army has
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
influenced society and how a democratic society has influenced
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the Army. Branch history, which is especially relevant to this level
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of instruction, is a form of institutional history. EXAMPLE:Russell
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Weigley, A History of the United States Army. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Define Biographical Military History - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔This
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
is the study of military lives. Traditionally, military biography has
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
dealt with the lives of generals, admirals, and other senior
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
leaders, and heroes. More recent biographies have dealt with
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ordinary soldiers. At whatever level, biography offers insights into
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
leadership, decision-making, and military professionalism
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
because it describes and analyzes how subjects developed, both
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
on and off the battlefield. EXAMPLE: Carlo D'Este, Patton: A
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Genius for |\
War.
Define Social and technological Military History - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔This is the most recent approach to military history
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and deals |\
with a wide variety of topics that provide the context for military
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
operations, such as logistics, |\ |\ |\
command and control, technological innovation and evolution,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and social and psychological
|\ |\ |\
aspects of military life. EXAMPLE: Edwin E. Moise, Tonkin Gulf and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the Escalation of the Vietnam
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
War.
