Army OCS US Military History Exam
Questions and Answers
Question 1
Describe the Action
Correct Answer
a. State missions of opposing forces
b. Describe initial disposition of forces
c. Describe opening moves
d. Detail Major Phases
e. State Outcome
Question 2
Social and technological
Correct Answer
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.
Question 3
Set the Stage
Correct Answer
a. Strategic Factors
b. Operational Setting
c. Tactical Situation
d. Compare Forces
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,Question 4
8 activities
Correct Answer
(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).
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,Question 5
Battlefield Analysis
Correct Answer
provides a method of understanding conflict and the complexity of military
operations.
Question 1
Brown vs Board
Correct Answer
1954 Supreme Court case that banned racial segregation in public schools.
Question 2
Plessy vs Ferguson
Correct Answer
1896 Supreme Court case that legalized segregation under "separate but
equal."
Question 3
Rosa Parks
Correct Answer
Civil rights activist whose arrest started the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Question 4
Martin Luther King Jr
Correct Answer
Civil rights leader who used nonviolent protest to fight for equality.
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, Question 5
Civil Rights Act 1964
Correct Answer
Federal law that banned discrimination and segregation in public places.
Question 6
Voting Rights Act 1965
Correct Answer
Federal law that banned literacy tests to protect Black voters.
Question 7
NAACP
Correct Answer
Civil rights group that used lawsuits to fight segregation and racism.
Question 8
Thurgood Marshall
Correct Answer
Lead NAACP lawyer in Brown vs Board; first Black Supreme Court Justice.
Question 9
A Phillip Randolph
Correct Answer
Labor leader who helped organize the 1963 March on Washington.
Question 10
Black Power
Correct Answer
Movement emphasizing Black self-reliance, pride, and economic
independence.
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Questions and Answers
Question 1
Describe the Action
Correct Answer
a. State missions of opposing forces
b. Describe initial disposition of forces
c. Describe opening moves
d. Detail Major Phases
e. State Outcome
Question 2
Social and technological
Correct Answer
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.
Question 3
Set the Stage
Correct Answer
a. Strategic Factors
b. Operational Setting
c. Tactical Situation
d. Compare Forces
Page 1 of 258
,Question 4
8 activities
Correct Answer
(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).
Page 2 of 258
,Question 5
Battlefield Analysis
Correct Answer
provides a method of understanding conflict and the complexity of military
operations.
Question 1
Brown vs Board
Correct Answer
1954 Supreme Court case that banned racial segregation in public schools.
Question 2
Plessy vs Ferguson
Correct Answer
1896 Supreme Court case that legalized segregation under "separate but
equal."
Question 3
Rosa Parks
Correct Answer
Civil rights activist whose arrest started the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Question 4
Martin Luther King Jr
Correct Answer
Civil rights leader who used nonviolent protest to fight for equality.
Page 3 of 258
, Question 5
Civil Rights Act 1964
Correct Answer
Federal law that banned discrimination and segregation in public places.
Question 6
Voting Rights Act 1965
Correct Answer
Federal law that banned literacy tests to protect Black voters.
Question 7
NAACP
Correct Answer
Civil rights group that used lawsuits to fight segregation and racism.
Question 8
Thurgood Marshall
Correct Answer
Lead NAACP lawyer in Brown vs Board; first Black Supreme Court Justice.
Question 9
A Phillip Randolph
Correct Answer
Labor leader who helped organize the 1963 March on Washington.
Question 10
Black Power
Correct Answer
Movement emphasizing Black self-reliance, pride, and economic
independence.
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