Basic Professional Military Education (Enlisted) - Block 2 - Navy History and Heritage - Defending the New Nation 1 1. American seaborne forces during the
... [Show More] revolution consisted of armed ships from_____________. a) The Continental Army, State Navies, privateers, and the continental navy. 2. Which of the following was not an innovation in naval warfare introduced by the U.S between 1775 and 1815? a) Steel hulled ships. 3. Which of the following was not a characteristic of the U.S. Navy’s “Super Frigates”? a) Unknown 4. During the war for independence, which countries came to the assistance of America with their navies? a) France, Spain, and the Netherlands 5. __________transformed a defense of American commerce into an aggressive blockade and bombardment in the war with Tripoli. He trained and led young officers who lead the Navy in the war of 1812. a) Edward Preble 6. What were two of the greatest contributions Thomas Truxton made to the Navy? a) Produced the most notable victories during the Quasi-War with France and promoted professional standards and training. 7. Who designed the Turtle, Americas first submarine? a) David Bushnell 8. __________commanded the daring raid that burned the captured frigate Philadelphia in Tripoli Harbor and later led gunboat boarding actions against the Barbary corsairs. a) Stephen Decater 9. During the engagement between the Continental Navy ship the Bonham Richard and the HMS Serapiss____________ showed his indomitable will against seemly hopeless odds he announced “I have yet not begun to fight” and went on to capture hi adversary even as his own ship was sinking.2 a) John Paul Jones 10. How did the frigate Philadelphia complicate the Navy’s task in the war with Tripoli? a) The crew was captured after the frigate ran aground in Tripoli harbor and the pasha of Tripoli demanded ransom for its 300 sailors taken as prisoners of war. 11. What major events led to the establishment of the Navy and the Department of the Navy? a) Barbary corsair attacks on American merchant ships and French seizures of American merchant ships. 12. How did the defeat of Napoleon change the strategic balance of America in 1814? a) Enabled the British to go on the offensive and invade the United States Sailing in Distant Waters Test # 2 1. What was the task of the Navy’s “Mosquito fleet” during the second Seminole war? a) Enabled the Navy to mount expeditions into Florida’s interior, bringing force directly against the Seminoles and their refuges. 2. Which of the following changes in the naval service did note relate to officers before the Civil War? a) Abolishment of the Engineer Corps 3. Which of the following tasks did the Navy not undertake in the Mexican War? a) Blockade the coast of Cuba 4. __________commanded the South Sea Exploring Expedition 1838 to 1842. This six-vessel expedition surveyed South Pacific Islands, charted continental coastlines, proved Antarctica was a continent and collected natural history and ethnological specimens that formed the basis of the Smithsonian Institution’s collection. a) Charles Wilkes3 5. True or False: To encourage temperance on board vessels, in 1831 the Navy allowed Sailor’s to receive money in lieu of the spirit or “grog” ration. a) True 6. What was the main advantage of the “bottle shape” of the Dahlgren gun? a) It kept the gun lighter by removing metal where it was not needed. 7. During the antebellum years the Navy grew and made significant contributions to the following sciences: a) Geography, Astronomy, Navigation, Oceanography, Ordnance 8. _____________designed a steam engine that was 40% more efficient, half the size and significantly cheaper than standard steam engines. a) Unknown 9. Between the War of 1812 and the Civil War, the Navy had a variety of missions. a) All the answers are correct 10. Between 1850 and 1860 the Navy fought in the following wars. a) Unknown 11. Which of the following accomplishments was not Matthew Fontain Maurys a) Proved Antarctica was a continent 12. What is the difference between the board of Navy commissioners and the system of Navy Bureaus? a) The Board consisted of three senior officers who advised the Secretary of the Navy, while each bureau was responsible for a specific aspect of naval administration. 13. What is the significance of Matthew C. Perry’s expedition to Japan? a) The Japanese opened their ports to American ships The Civil War and its Aftermath Test #34 1. _________commanded gunboats off North Carolina led daring incursions into coastal enemy inlets and sunk the ironclad ram CSS Albemarle with a spar torpedo attached to a steam launch. a) William Barker Cushing 2. True or False: The most tedious and important work of the Civil War Navy was blockading the Confederate coastline and navigable entrances. a) True 3. What international developments stimulated resurgence of American naval power in the 1880’s? a) European nations competing and building large navies to defend their empires. 4. ___________was in charge for upper Mississippi river forces that participated in the captures of Fort Henry, Tennessee, Fort Donelson, and inland number ten, in the Mississippi River. a) Andrew Full Hoote 5. What is a “Protected Cruiser”? a) A Cruiser with a thin steel hull and armored plate to protect the engines and boilers 6. What were David Glasgow Farragut’s most notable accomplishments? a) He captured New Orleans and was Victorious in the battle of Mobile Bay. 7. What did the confederate raiders accomplish? a) They drove the carrying of trade to foreign ships, hurting the U.S. Merchant Marine Fleet. 8. True or False: After the Civil War with the U.S. Navy fell into neglect, while navies of other countries modernized. In the 1880’s, the U.S. Navy was modernized and joined the ranks of major world powers. a) True The Navy on a Global Stage Test # 45 1. At the end of the 19th century the navy’s mission changed from ____________to__________. a) Defending America’s coasts, projecting U.S. powers overseas. 2. What technological improvement enabled naval leaders to direct naval operations thousands of miles away and allowed operational commanders to better direct fleet operations and tactical maneuvers. a) Wireless Communication 3. During the 1930’s the Navy and Marine Corp developed concepts for the use of what two types of warfare in order to prepare for possible future conflict in the Pacific. a) Carrier warfare and amphibious warfare 4. The Navy and Marine Corps operated in which Latin American countries during this era? a) Unknown 5. Which of the following was not instituted to improve conditions of the service for sailors? a) Sent sailors to college 6. As a result of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, the United States and the other victorious allied powers_____________. a) Drastically reduced their battle fleets, hoping to stop the arms race and prevent another global conflict. 7. In preparation for conflict with Japan, what war plan did the Navy strategists have to refine? a) War Plan Orange 8. What fleet did Theodore Roosevelt send around the world to demonstrate the navy’s new global capability? a) The Great White Fleet World War Two: Atlantic Test # 56 1. To improve the effectiveness of American naval operations, including the antisubmarine effort, in 1942 the Navy named ____________ to serve as both Chief of Naval Operations and Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet. a) Earnest J. King 2. In which of the following European locations did the Navy carry out amphibious assaults? a) Anzio, Sicily, Normandy 3. What was the name of a group of German U-boats operating together to attack allied shipping? a) Wolf Pack 4. The cipher machine used by the Germans for radio communication security was called the___. a) Enigma 5. Significant social changes in the Navy during World War Two had the greatest impact on which of the following American minority groups? a) Unknown 6. To free men for the fighting fleets, the Navy established the waves, which consisted of_______. a) Female officers and Sailors 7. Early in World War Two, which country proved especially effective in signals intelligence-the interception, decryption and reading of enemy radio signals? a) Unknown-not France 8. How many Allied merchantmen and warships did German and Italian submarines sink during the war? a) 3,000 World War Two: Pacific Test # 67 1. B-29 bombers dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in __________. a) August 1945 2. What is the name of the War plan that guided American strategy in the Pacific campaign? a) Unknown-not War Plan Pacific 3 True or False: The Japanese surrender after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is largely coincidental and not directly related to the bombing of those two cities. a) False 4. Major technological advancements in what areas aided the U.S. Fleet most significantly in the Pacific Campaign? a) Radar, A/A Guns, and underway replenishment 5. What U.S. naval force sank more than half of Japans merchant fleet? a) Submarine Force 6. Which assets became the U.S. Navy’s primary strike assets after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? a) Submarines and Aircraft Carriers 7. _________was the operational commander most directly responsible for the Pacific Campaign successes of Iwo Jima, Okinawa and the Gilbert, Marshal, and Mariana Islands. a) Unknown-not Nimitz 8. August 1942 marked the start of a bloody six-month struggle for control of what Island? a) Guadalcanal [Show Less]