NS3 Naval Knowledge-Grand Strategy with Complete Solutions

What is the use of national power and influence to attain national security objectives? - ANSWER-grand strategy What combines all the capabilities of a nation, during peace and war, to attain national interests and objectives? - ANSWER-national strategy What involves physical violence or the threat of physical violence and seeks victory through arms? - ANSWER-military strategy Who was the first Western grand strategist? - ANSWER-Alexander the great Which grand strategist used statesmanship to secure the foundation of the German empire? - ANSWER-Frederick the great Which French strategist began the modern, systematic study of the subject of war? - ANSWER-Antoine Jomini Who wrote the most influential dissertation on strategy, Von Kriege? - ANSWER-Karl Von Clausewitz What book discusses that war is not merely a political act, but a political instrument? - ANSWER-Von Kriege Who said "to subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill?" - ANSWER-Sun Tzu What book did Sun Tzu write? - ANSWER-The Art of War What philosopher added a new dimension to modern strategy with his book Das Kapital - ANSWER-Karl Marx What are the three traditional schools of strategy? - ANSWER-continental, maritime, aerospac Who wrote The Influence of Sea Power Upon History? - ANSWER-Alfred Thayer Mahan Which president adopted Mahan's maritime theory? - ANSWER-Theodore Roosevelt Who wrote an alternate thesis to Mahan's, arguing that continental strategy would lead to military domination? - ANSWER-Sir Halford J MacKinder