OCS Military History Study Guide QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

OCS Military History Study Guide
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Which of the following is correct regarding European warfare
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and/or North American warfare up to the Revolutionary War? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The Native-Americans' poor security and
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unwillingness to fight in winter undermined the stealthy tactics |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


they often used.
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Which is correct regarding the Revolutionary War from 1775 to
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early 1778? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔At Bunker Hill, the Patriots
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got away with violating Security and Unity of Command because
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the British violated Maneuver and Surprise.
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Which is correct regarding the Revolutionary War from 1778
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through 1783? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The French fleet
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contributed to Washington's successful siege at Yorktown by
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denying the British Army a means of resupply and escape via the
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sea.
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Which is correct about American military affairs from 1783 to
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1812? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The Constitution made the
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president the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, but did
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not grant the president the power to determine the military's
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budget.


Which is correct about the War of 1812? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔At the Niagara Front in 1814, combat leaders like Winfield
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, Scott showed that US Army regulars improved their ability to
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fight outside the US against British regulars.
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Which is correct about Indian Wars from the 1790s through the
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1840s? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Early in the War of 1812 on the
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Detroit Front, Tecumseh enjoyed combat success and received
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more Indian support, but he would later be killed in battle.
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Which is correct regarding the Mexican War? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔After Scott took Mexico City, his administrative
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actions received Mexican support and his diplomatic actions
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averted a wider war. |\ |\ |\




Which is correct about strategies and/or technology in the Civil
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War? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The Anaconda Plan was initially
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ridiculed, but the Union Navy implemented the plan's blockade
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function quickly and tightened it effectively over time.
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Which is correct about the Civil War up through Gettysburg in
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1863? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Grant's violation of Security at
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Shiloh yielded a costly victory that slowed his move south, but
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Bragg's lack of Legitimacy in Kentucky helped end his operation
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there.


Which is correct about the Civil War from the 1863 Chattanooga-
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area fighting through war's end in 1865? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔In the Shenandoah Valley and in the March to the Sea,
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Sheridan and Sherman destroyed items that assisted the Rebel
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war effort.
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