OCS Military History Study Guide 100% Correct

OCS Military History Study Guide 100% Correct Which of the following is correct regarding European warfare and/or North American warfare up to the Revolutionary War? The Native-Americans' poor security and unwillingness to fight in winter undermined the stealthy tactics they often used. Which is correct regarding the Revolutionary War from 1775 to early 1778? At Bunker Hill, the Patriots got away with violating Security and Unity of Command because the British violated Maneuver and Surprise. Which is correct regarding the Revolutionary War from 1778 through 1783? The French fleet contributed to Washington's successful siege at Yorktown by denying the British Army a means of resupply and escape via the sea. Which is correct about American military affairs from 1783 to 1812? The Constitution made the president the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, but did not grant the president the power to determine the military's budget. Which is correct about the War of 1812? At the Niagara Front in 1814, combat leaders like Winfield Scott showed that US Army regulars improved their ability to fight outside the US against British regulars. Which is correct about Indian Wars from the 1790s through the 1840s? Early in the War of 1812 on the Detroit Front, Tecumseh enjoyed combat success and received more Indian support, but he would later be killed in battle. Which is correct regarding the Mexican War? After Scott took Mexico City, his administrative actions received Mexican support and his diplomatic actions averted a wider war. Which is correct about strategies and/or technology in the Civil War? The Anaconda Plan was initially ridiculed, but the Union Navy implemented the plan's blockade function quickly and tightened it effectively over time. Which is correct about the Civil War up through Gettysburg in 1863? Grant's violation of Security at Shiloh yielded a costly victory that slowed his move south, but Bragg's lack of Legitimacy in Kentucky helped end his operation there. Which is correct about the Civil War from the 1863 Chattanooga-area fighting through war's end in 1865? In the Shenandoah Valley and in the March to the Sea, Sheridan and Sherman destroyed items that assisted the Rebel war effort. Which of the following is correct regarding the U.S. Army's non-Indian War activities from 1865 to 1898? Emory Upton and John Logan both wanted Army reform, but Upton preferred strengthening regular forces while Logan preferred militia and volunteer forces. Which is correct regarding the U.S. Army in selected post-1865 Indian Wars? For the US Army, the South Plains, Modoc, and Apache Wars each presented a different environmental and tactical challenge. Which is correct regarding the Spanish-American War and Philippine War? The Filipino rebels aimed to prolong their guerilla war into the next US election, but their strategy failed when McKinley, who favored the war, was re-elected. Which is correct about US Army affairs between 1900 and 1917? In early-1900s congressional acts, National Guard advocates gained greater federal support for the militia in return for more federal control and training of the militia. Which is correct regarding the US Army from US involvement in World War I (WW1) to the eve of US involvement in World War II (WW2)? In spite of the promise shown by new military technologies, the US Army paid more attention to coast artillery than to airborne and armor development in the 1930s. Which is correct about strategic developments in World War II? American leaders wanted to invade France sooner to achieve Mass, and the British wanted it later to allow invasion resources to build up and the Germans to wear down. Which is correct about the US and World War II's European Theater (includes North Africa)? Artillery helped save US forces at Kasserine Pass, and naval fire support helped save an amphibious landing in Sicily and two other such landings on the Italian peninsula. Which is correct regarding the US and World War II's Pacific Theater? The Japanese did not oppose the US amphibious landings at Luzon and Okinawa, but instead used inland terrain to avoid surrender while inflicting high US losses. Which is correct regarding the US Army National Guard from World War I through OEF/OIF? The Guard's limited role in Vietnam helped inspire the Total Force policy, which increased the Guard's role in US Army combat and combat-support functions. Which is correct regarding the US and its military from 1945 through the Korean War? After the Inchon victory, the UN aimed to reunify Korea, but it pressed north with strained logistics, split ground forces, and little awareness of Chinese actions. Which is correct about US military affairs from after the Korean War up through the Vietnam War in 1967? The Pentomic, ROAD and AirMobile Divisions--and the wars for which each division was designed to fight--were not all applicable to the fighting in Vietnam. Which is correct about US military affairs from the Vietnam War in 1968 through post-Vietnam military affairs in the 1980s? Post-Vietnam reforms included more roles for women, an emphasis upon professionalism over laxity, and training venues like the National Training Center. Which is correct regarding US combat operations between the Vietnam War and OIF/OEF? Problems at Grenada helped inspire the Goldwater-Nichols Act, which in turn helped guarantee in-theater Unity of Command in Operation Desert Storm. Which of the following is correct about American actions in Operation Desert Storm, the OIF invasion, and/or Afghanistan in ? American mountain operations with Afghan forces in 2004 struggled to exploit success due to things like a small US force size and the Taliban's sanctuaries in Pakistan. Which of the following is correct about American actions in Iraq in and in Afghanistan in ? The Iraqi government could not exploit victories US forces won at places like Samarra in 2004; and its elections in 2005 had omens of a near-civil war that occurred in 2006.