PDG TSgt EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What did the first and second World War signal? - answer- the First World War signaled
airpower's promise, the Second World War fulfilled the visio
What does the term Blitzkrieg mean? - answer- lightning war
What happened on September 1, 1939? - answer- Adolf Hitler launched a massive
assault on Poland that opened the greatest war in history and spawned the term
Blitzkrieg, or "lightning war
What was considered the strongest in Europe? - answer- German paratroopers and
glider forces
What did the fall of France in 1940 galvanize President Roosevelt to do? - answer-
Resolve to fight Nazi tyranny. Roosevelt turned to airpower as a major weapon. The
President called for American industry to build 50,000 military aircraft. Considering that
in 1939, the United States Army Air Corps numbered roughly 1,800 aircraft and 18,000
men, this figure stunned air leaders and industrialists alike.
Who developed the most massive aircraft procurement program in history? - answer-
Major General Oliver P. Echols
True or False. Until December 1940, the United States built aircraft at a rate of only 800
per month. By 1942, American factories produced 47,800 aircraft, and by 1944, an
astronomical 96,300 planes. - answer- True
What occurred to manage growing American airpower? - answer- a major
reorganization created the United States Army Air Forces. General Henry "Hap" Arnold
was appointed Commanding General of the United States Army Air Forces and Deputy
Chief of Staff, Air Force to General George C. Marshall.
Who created a conceptual framework for the American air effort in World War II? -
answer- Lieutenant Colonel Harold "Hal" George
Major Lawrence Kuter
Major Kenneth Walker
Captain Haywood "Possum" Hansell.
What did the Air War Planning Document call for? - answer- 239 combat groups; 26,416
combat aircraft, including 7,500 heavy bombers; 37,051 training planes; 150,000 trained
aircrews; and 2.2 million personnel.
What happened on 7 December 1941 - answer- Imperial Japan dealt a devastating blow
to the United States Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. Two waves of 350 Japanese aircraft
sank or heavily damaged all eight United States battleships. Concerned over the
What did the first and second World War signal? - answer- the First World War signaled
airpower's promise, the Second World War fulfilled the visio
What does the term Blitzkrieg mean? - answer- lightning war
What happened on September 1, 1939? - answer- Adolf Hitler launched a massive
assault on Poland that opened the greatest war in history and spawned the term
Blitzkrieg, or "lightning war
What was considered the strongest in Europe? - answer- German paratroopers and
glider forces
What did the fall of France in 1940 galvanize President Roosevelt to do? - answer-
Resolve to fight Nazi tyranny. Roosevelt turned to airpower as a major weapon. The
President called for American industry to build 50,000 military aircraft. Considering that
in 1939, the United States Army Air Corps numbered roughly 1,800 aircraft and 18,000
men, this figure stunned air leaders and industrialists alike.
Who developed the most massive aircraft procurement program in history? - answer-
Major General Oliver P. Echols
True or False. Until December 1940, the United States built aircraft at a rate of only 800
per month. By 1942, American factories produced 47,800 aircraft, and by 1944, an
astronomical 96,300 planes. - answer- True
What occurred to manage growing American airpower? - answer- a major
reorganization created the United States Army Air Forces. General Henry "Hap" Arnold
was appointed Commanding General of the United States Army Air Forces and Deputy
Chief of Staff, Air Force to General George C. Marshall.
Who created a conceptual framework for the American air effort in World War II? -
answer- Lieutenant Colonel Harold "Hal" George
Major Lawrence Kuter
Major Kenneth Walker
Captain Haywood "Possum" Hansell.
What did the Air War Planning Document call for? - answer- 239 combat groups; 26,416
combat aircraft, including 7,500 heavy bombers; 37,051 training planes; 150,000 trained
aircrews; and 2.2 million personnel.
What happened on 7 December 1941 - answer- Imperial Japan dealt a devastating blow
to the United States Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. Two waves of 350 Japanese aircraft
sank or heavily damaged all eight United States battleships. Concerned over the
