OCS History Exam questions with 100% correct answers 2023/2024

OCS History Exam6. The Art of War, Interaction of War and Politics and/or Interaction of the Levels of War --For each of the following battle and/or campaign pairings, discuss their comparative operational and/or strategic impact: - correct answer (a) Battle of Lake Okeechobee and Wanat;(b) the Monterrey and Mexico City Campaigns;(c) the Maryland and Gettysburg Campaigns;and (d) the 1864 Atlanta Campaign and the US 1900 elections. (a) Battle of Lake Okeechobee (1837) and Wanat (2008) - correct answer Lake Okeechobee: Operational impact: failure, poor with disease and heat Strategic impact: Fail, did not meet war aim to get seminoles out of FL Wanat: Operational impact: It was a successful tactical defense. Strategic impact: Operational retreat. Wins at Okeechobee and Wanat did not aid war aims. (b) the Monterrey (1846) and Mexico City Campaigns (1847) - correct answer Hybrid wars good both tactical wins, defeat guerilla threats. Did war aims affect fortunes v. Mexican hybrid forces? Yes. Monterrey: Operational impact: Zachary Taylor logistical problems, poor prep and planning, caused him to slow down, undisciplined troops, poor legitimacy, uprising with the locals Strategic impact: disaster, did not end the war bout it could have according to president Polk Mexico City Campaigns: Scott Operational impact: Scott took care of locals, disciplined troops, good legitimacy, US army took better care of the locals than their own government, good prep and planning Strategic impact: good, helped end the war (c) the Maryland (1862) and Gettysburg Campaigns (1863) - correct answer Both had good strategic impact for Union Maryland: Operational impact: Lee's goal was to make Maryland part of the Confederacy and to get European support for war (but could not). Fought McClellan's army and retreated. Strategic impact: both sides massive losses but ultimately strategic union victory. Lincoln puts out emancipation proclamation Gettysburg: Operational impact: Lee's artillery was disorganized, he had poor supply lines, and was low on ammo. Meade's army and artillery were organized, Lee wanted to get a big win Strategic impact: Lee was unable to get his victory in the north but was able to keep the Union out of the South thus the Confederates remained in the war (d) the 1864 Atlanta Campaign and the US 1900 elections - correct answer Atlanta Campaign and 1900 elections both support war aims Atlanta Campaign: Operational impact: Confederates wanted to inflict a big loss on the Union specifically during election time. 1864 was a rough year for the Union and power is starting to decline, Good use of maneuver for Sherman. Strategic Impact: Confederates failed because Lincoln wins presidency anyway due to Sherman's victories but Sherman himself was strategically unsuccessful because he was supposed to destroy the Confederate army of Tennessee and instead they retreated Failed to reunify country US 1900 elections: Operational impact: Filipino rebels wanted to inflict a big loss on US specifically during election time Strategic impact: Filipinos failed because elections were in two years and rebels got destroyed hard by the US. US supports war and McKinley wins reelection (a) the British at Bunker Hill (1775) and Pershing's Lake Lanao March (); - correct answer British at Bunker Hill: Operational impact: Tactical victory for the British but the British insisted on terrible formations which resulted in easy routing. Violated maneuver, surprise, security, economy of force, mass, and legitimacy. they moved up a hill with no cover or concealment Strategic impact: British aims were to display a show of force against patriots but they destroyed their legitimacy with their very poor performance at Bunker Hill Pershing's Lake Lanao March Operational impact: Pershing used diplomacy more so than he did conflict but did not hesitate to use conflict when it was necessary Strategic impact: General Pershing gained tremendous support