NS3-M1U1C3 - Grand Strategy Quiz 66

What book on strategic thinking did Niccolo Machiavelli write?

• The Prince

• The Grandest Strategy

• On War

• The Art of War

Which of the following are the classic schools of strategic thought? (Input all that apply, then push the ENTER button.)

• Overseas

• Maritime

• Continental

• Aerospace

Select the answer that corrects the statement. The grand strategy the U.S. follows today is Containment of Communism, which has evolved through two stages- Massive Retaliation and Nuclear Deterrence.

• Change “Containment of Communism” to “Nuclear Deterrence”

• Change “Massive Retaliation” to “Massive Response”

• Change “Nuclear Deterrence” to “Flexible Response”

• It is correct as is.

Which of the following points is included in the National Strategy against extremist violence and terrorism? (Input all that apply, then press the ENTER button.)

• Focus on high-value fixed targets

• Break their allegiance to country

• Gain timely intelligence

• Sideline disaster relief

An alliance for combined action

• Contraband

• Compromise

• Coalition

• Custody

A national policy of abstaining from political or economic relations with other countries

• Independent stance

• Detachment

• Secede

• Isolationism

A first-strike attack carried out to destroy an enemy's capacity to respond in response to a threat from a group or country

• Enemy retaliation

• Massive retaliation

• Flexible response

• Preemptive attack

A set of beliefs, ideas, doctrines, or opinions of a group or country that are used as a common platform to wage war against another group or country

• Cerebral planning

• Ideological warfare

• Extenuation warfare

• Psychological warfare

Who wrote The Art of War, considered by many to be the first great book on military strategy?

• Alexander the Great

• Niccolo Machiavelli

• Scipio Africanus

• Karl von Clausewitz

• Sun Tzu

What was the strategic reason for the Soviet Union to enter the war against Japan in August 1945?

• They knew that Japan would soon be defeated and they wanted to take part in the 'spoils of war.'

• There was no valid strategic reason for the Soviets to enter the war against Japan.

• They felt a moral obligation to enter the war after Germany was defeated.

• They wanted to free up American and British forces for use in the war against Germany.