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| Britain and France declared war on Germany in 1939 following German invasion of: |
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| Commander in Chief of US Atlantic Fleet who was responsible for the American effort to defeat the German U-boats was: |
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| Head of German Sub force who invented concept of wolfpack tactics was |
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| Grand Admiral Karl Donitz |
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| Tracking equipment that allowed allies to triangulate the position of u-boats based on radio transmissions coming from their communication equip was called |
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| "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot" was |
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| rout of an attacking Japanese air force by 450 F6F Hellcats |
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| Japanese neglected to destroy the following targets at Pearl Harbor |
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| American victory at Midway Island was made possible by: |
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| successful cracking of the japanese naval code (JN-25) |
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| 6 month long action on Guadalcanal was characterized by the Marines' continuous defense of: |
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| primary reason for taking island of Okinawa |
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| serve as a springboard for the invasion of the Phillippines |
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| Following Guadalcanal the marines destroyed a japanese garrison on the island of: |
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| Decision to drop atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was influenced by |
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| Macarthur's caualty estimates for an American invasion of the Japanese home |
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| Japanese suicide pilots who flew their explosive-laden aircraft into American warships were called: |
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| Defense of the Allied beachhead at Leyte Gulf fell to the vastly ounumbered, out-weighed, and outgunned US naval force under command of: |
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| National Security Act of 1947 legislated following change: |
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| created Sir force as separate branch |
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| Operation Rolling Thunder |
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| aerial bombardment early in war |
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| SecNav who advocated procurement of a fleet of supercarriers in late 1940's |
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| Name of 1st nuclear powered surface combatant |
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| Cuban Missile Crisis was brought on by |
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| attempt by SU to place ICBMs on Cuba |
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| in 1950's the USSR had more of this type of naval vessel than any other |
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| General MacArrthur successfully outflanked North Korean Army by conducting an amphib landing at: |
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| Document that outlined US strategy for defeating SU in Cold War |
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| Early part of Cold War following defeeat of Axis was dominated by which event |
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| Carter's drawdown of USN was a result of |
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| perception that USSR prmarily represented a ground threat to Western Europe |
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| Mayaguez Incident involved hijacking of a merchant ship by Cambodian government called: |
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| In 1983, 220 Marines died in a terrorist bombing of their barracks in: |
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-Leyte Gulf
-tarawa
-Marianas
-Guadalcanal
-Marshalls |
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| 1.Guad 2.Tar 3.Marsh 4.Mar 5.Leyte |
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-National Security Act 1947
-Japan surrenders on deck of US Missouri
-Air Force lobbies for use of new B-36 Transcontinental bomber to be new primary means of projecting American power abroad
-remainder of Japanese surface fleet is effectively destroyed or put out of action at Leyte Gulf
-Atomic weapons are detonated over Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
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1.Jap fleet, Leyte 2.Atomic 3.surrender
4.Secure act 5.Air Force |
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-Inchon Landing
-USS Nautilus commissioned in 1955
-Cuban Missile Crisis
-National Security Act 1947
-Bay of Pigs invasion |
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1.NSA 2.Inchon 3.Nautilus 4.Pigs
5.Cuban |
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