Question 1

Which of the following played the smallest part in ending the Korean War?&#10;A) Nuclear weapons&#10;B) The U.S. Eighth Army&#10;C) China achieving its political goals&#10;D) Airpower

Accepted Answer

D

Question 2

President Eisenhower had always hoped to intervene in Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

While President Eisenhower did provide support to the government of South Vietnam, he did not initially have plans to intervene with ground troops. It was his successor, President Kennedy, who eventually escalated U.S. involvement in Vietnam with the deployment of combat troops.

Question 3

Eisenhower wanted to defeat the Soviet Union using economic/political means rather than a military build-up.

Accepted Answer

Eisenhower was a proponent of using economic and political tactics, such as containment and the Marshall Plan, to counter the Soviet Union's influence rather than relying solely on military force.

Question 4

Which of the following did Eisenhower not use to keep global peace?&#10;A) Atomic threat&#10;B) Mutual Defense Treaties&#10;C) Forward deployment of conventional forces&#10;D) A large standing army

Accepted Answer

Eisenhower did not rely solely on a large standing army to keep global peace. While he did maintain a significant military presence, he also utilized other tactics such as the atomic threat, mutual defense treaties, and forward deployment of conventional forces.

Question 5

During which presidency did the Army begin to &#34;&#34;lose its compass&#34;&#34;?&#10;A) Truman&#10;B) Eisenhower&#10;C) Kennedy&#10;D) Johnson

Accepted Answer

The answer of During which presidency did the Army begin...

Question 6

General Ridgeway believed it was possible to develop an Army completely deployable by air.

Accepted Answer

General Ridgeway believed in the concept of vertical envelopment, which involved using airborne troops and aircraft to rapidly deploy and support military operations. He believed it was possible to develop an Army that was completely deployable by air.

Question 7

Under the New Look, which service had entire divisions deactivated?&#10;A) Air Force&#10;B) Army&#10;C) Marine Corps&#10;D) Navy

Accepted Answer

Under the New Look policy, which was a strategy implemented during the Eisenhower administration, the Army saw entire divisions deactivated as part of a broader effort to reduce military spending and focus more on nuclear capabilities and air power, leading to significant cuts in conventional forces.

Question 8

Which war was the first in which Army ground forces were not to be the primary instrument for defeating the enemy?&#10;A) World War II&#10;B) Korea&#10;C) Vietnam&#10;D) Panama

Accepted Answer

The Vietnam War was the first war in which Army ground forces were not the primary instrument for defeating the enemy. Instead, the focus was on air power and special forces operations.

Question 9

The military's expenditures on missiles and nuclear technology damaged its efforts to modernize its ground forces to fight limited wars.

Accepted Answer

The military's focus on missiles and nuclear technology caused limited resources to be allocated away from modernizing ground forces, which hindered their ability to fight in smaller, limited wars.

Question 10

Starting in the late 1950s, each service began working together to share information on missile technology and nuclear weapons.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Starting in the late 1950s, each service...

Question 11

Throughout the 1950s, what was the primary system for delivering nuclear weapons and deterring nuclear war?&#10;A) Submarine&#10;B) Helicopter&#10;C) Missile&#10;D) Bomber

Accepted Answer

The answer of Throughout the 1950s, what was the primary...

Question 12

The Revolt of the Admirals occurred because:&#10;A) The Navy wanted nuclear weapons&#10;B) The Secretary of Defense cancelled the supercarrier&#10;C) The Army stole a Navy fighter design&#10;D) The Marines no longer wanted to associate with the Navy

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Revolt of the Admirals occurred because:&#10;A)...

Deck 7: The Korean War the Final Phases 1951-1953