Saladino Poli 105 Exam #2 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What are Clausewitz's 3 contributions? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. 'On War' and politics
by other means
2. Separation of military and government
3. Fog of war and hierarchy is necessary
What was the first nuclear detonation? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Gadget
Little Boy - CORRECT ANSWER - Hiroshima, August 6th 1945, Enola Gay
Fat Man - CORRECT ANSWER - Nagasaki, August 9th 1945, Bock's Car
What is the unknown cause of WWI? - CORRECT ANSWER - The July Crisis
What was the July Crisis? - CORRECT ANSWER - - Archduke Ferdinand Assassination
- Austria-Hungary and Germany Blank Check
- Austria-Hungary declares war with Serbia
What did Clausewitz say about war? - CORRECT ANSWER - "War is politics by other
means"
"Fog of WAR! Military culture, chain of command"
Who were the Allied Powers in WWII? - CORRECT ANSWER - US, UK, Soviet Union,
China
, Who were the Axis Powers in WWII? - CORRECT ANSWER - Japan, Germany and Italy
What is the Schlieffen Plan? - CORRECT ANSWER - Germany's plan of attack on two
fronts (Russia and France) they were planning to take 6 weeks to complete
What is Plan 17? - CORRECT ANSWER - France's plan to reclaim Alsace and Lorraine
but didn't go well
What was the American Delivery system (The Triad) - CORRECT ANSWER - Bombers,
missiles, submarines
What are the two factors crucial for deterrence? - CORRECT ANSWER - Credibility
(showing you have the bombs)
Capability (showing that you have POWERFUL bombs)
What is Second Strike Capability - CORRECT ANSWER - The ability to detonate a
weapon as soon as the other country attacks
What are MIRVS? - CORRECT ANSWER - Multiple Independently Targeted Re-entry
Vehicle
(The cones of rockets have bombs in them)
What does SLBM stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Submarine Launch Ballistic
Missile
What is the IAEA? - CORRECT ANSWER - International Atomic Energy Agency
What is the ABM Treaty? - CORRECT ANSWER - Anti-ballistic Missile Treaty: Signed
in 1972; don't weaken deterrence with ABMs
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What are Clausewitz's 3 contributions? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. 'On War' and politics
by other means
2. Separation of military and government
3. Fog of war and hierarchy is necessary
What was the first nuclear detonation? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Gadget
Little Boy - CORRECT ANSWER - Hiroshima, August 6th 1945, Enola Gay
Fat Man - CORRECT ANSWER - Nagasaki, August 9th 1945, Bock's Car
What is the unknown cause of WWI? - CORRECT ANSWER - The July Crisis
What was the July Crisis? - CORRECT ANSWER - - Archduke Ferdinand Assassination
- Austria-Hungary and Germany Blank Check
- Austria-Hungary declares war with Serbia
What did Clausewitz say about war? - CORRECT ANSWER - "War is politics by other
means"
"Fog of WAR! Military culture, chain of command"
Who were the Allied Powers in WWII? - CORRECT ANSWER - US, UK, Soviet Union,
China
, Who were the Axis Powers in WWII? - CORRECT ANSWER - Japan, Germany and Italy
What is the Schlieffen Plan? - CORRECT ANSWER - Germany's plan of attack on two
fronts (Russia and France) they were planning to take 6 weeks to complete
What is Plan 17? - CORRECT ANSWER - France's plan to reclaim Alsace and Lorraine
but didn't go well
What was the American Delivery system (The Triad) - CORRECT ANSWER - Bombers,
missiles, submarines
What are the two factors crucial for deterrence? - CORRECT ANSWER - Credibility
(showing you have the bombs)
Capability (showing that you have POWERFUL bombs)
What is Second Strike Capability - CORRECT ANSWER - The ability to detonate a
weapon as soon as the other country attacks
What are MIRVS? - CORRECT ANSWER - Multiple Independently Targeted Re-entry
Vehicle
(The cones of rockets have bombs in them)
What does SLBM stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Submarine Launch Ballistic
Missile
What is the IAEA? - CORRECT ANSWER - International Atomic Energy Agency
What is the ABM Treaty? - CORRECT ANSWER - Anti-ballistic Missile Treaty: Signed
in 1972; don't weaken deterrence with ABMs
