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WorksheetsUS Strategy & the Navy
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What does the I stand for in C4I?
Intercept
Internet
Instinct
Intelligence
Which of the following would be best used for surveillance?
UAVs
Smart weapons
SSBNs
C4I
Which of the following are Navy Tactical Supporting Warfare Tasks? (Input all that apply, then push
the ENTER button.)
Ocean surveillance
Intelligence
Electronic warfare
Special warfare
By what percentage did the overseas fleet increase during WWII?
(a)
Use of a broad spectrum of offensive military operations to destroy enemy forces or prevent them
from approaching; This may be accomplished by amphibious assault operations, attack of targets
ashore, or support of sea control operations
Power projection
Power triad
Strategic deterrence
Strategic forces
Aircraft without a human pilot sustained in flight by aerodynamic lift; commonly known as a drone
UFO
UAV
UAF
UFV
The science and art of using all the forces to execute approved plans as effectively as possible
during peace or war
Technological tactics
Strategic forces
Diplomatic forces
Strategic deterrence
The art or science of deploying military or naval forces for battle and maneuvering them in battle
Order of Battle
Smart Weapons
Strategic forces
Tactics
Which one of the basic U.S. national security objectives is to preserve the United States as a free nation with its fundamental institutions and values intact?
Military
Political
Economic
Security
Which of the following is NOT one of the 7 major features of the U.S. flexible response strategy?
Larger U.S. active forces, with greater emphasis given to their readiness and modernization
Strategic nuclear sufficiency, rather than an attempt to maintain nuclear superiority
Strong research and development programs to maintain technological superiority
Strong conventional capability assisted by improved defense capabilities of allied nations
Which phase of U.S. strategy began with President Truman's administration after WWII?
Limited Interventionism
Massive Retaliation
Containment of Communism
Flexible Response
What is the other nation in the world that can match the ability of the United States to conduct
limited operations almost anywhere on the globe?
China
Russia
Iran
There is no other country that can match the U.S.
What is the name of the talks held by the U.S. and Russia (and the former Soviet Union) concerning
reductions in the number of nuclear warheads?
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaties (NNPT)
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaties (SALT)
Strategic Reduction of Nuclear Weapons Treaties (SRNWT)
Agreements on the Reduction of Nuclear Missiles (ARM)
Why is the independence of areas like the Persian Gulf, Western Europe, and Africa vital to the United States?
We think that if they were not independent they would become hostile to the U.S.
We need the countries in these areas to back U.S. policies.
International trade and economic ties make these areas critical to our national objectives.
Independence of these areas isn't considered vital to U.S. national objectives.
One of the features of the Nixon Doctrine was the concept of strategic nuclear_____________, rather than an attempt to maintain nuclear _________.
deterrence; status quo
sufficiency; superiority
buildup; superiority
disarmament; appeasement
The two stages of U.S. grand strategy that were designed to contain Communism after World War II were?
strategic sufficiency and second strike capability.
limited interventionism and the reliance on a single weapons system.
massive retaliation and flexible response.
shunning entangling alliances and the Monroe Doctrine.
The national military strategy of the United States today includes three principal elements:
a balanced Army, Navy, and Air Force.
political, economic, and moral strength.
nuclear strike forces, conventional forces, and missile forces.
deterrence, flexible response, and forward strategy.
What is the basic U.S. national security objective?
Destroy enemies, both foreign and domestic
Preserve American freedom, institutions, and values
Contain communism
Defend other countries
The Navy's two basic functions are sea control and power projection.
True
False
U.S. defense forces are maintained to
maintain peace for America and the world.
establish law and justice throughout the world.
preserve the physical security and political independence of the United States.
support our high standard of living.
