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US Strategy & the Navy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the I stand for in C4I?

a)

Intercept

b)

Internet

c)

Instinct

d)

Intelligence

2.

Which of the following would be best used for surveillance?

a)

UAVs

b)

Smart weapons

c)

SSBNs

d)

C4I

3.

Which of the following are Navy Tactical Supporting Warfare Tasks? (Input all that apply, then push

the ENTER button.)

a)

Ocean surveillance

b)

Intelligence

c)

Electronic warfare

d)

Special warfare

4.

By what percentage did the overseas fleet increase during WWII?

(a)  

5.

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

a)

Power projection

b)

Power triad

c)

Strategic deterrence

d)

Strategic forces

6.

Aircraft without a human pilot sustained in flight by aerodynamic lift; commonly known as a drone

a)

UFO

b)

UAV

c)

UAF

d)

UFV

7.

The science and art of using all the forces to execute approved plans as effectively as possible

during peace or war

a)

Technological tactics

b)

Strategic forces

c)

Diplomatic forces

d)

Strategic deterrence

8.

The art or science of deploying military or naval forces for battle and maneuvering them in battle

a)

Order of Battle

b)

Smart Weapons

c)

Strategic forces

d)

Tactics

9.

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?

a)

Military

b)

Political

c)

Economic

d)

Security

10.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 7 major features of the U.S. flexible response strategy?

a)

Larger U.S. active forces, with greater emphasis given to their readiness and modernization

b)

Strategic nuclear sufficiency, rather than an attempt to maintain nuclear superiority

c)

Strong research and development programs to maintain technological superiority

d)

Strong conventional capability assisted by improved defense capabilities of allied nations

11.

Which phase of U.S. strategy began with President Truman's administration after WWII?

a)

Limited Interventionism

b)

Massive Retaliation

c)

Containment of Communism

d)

Flexible Response

12.

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?

a)

China

b)

Russia

c)

Iran

d)

There is no other country that can match the U.S.

13.

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?

a)

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaties (NNPT)

b)

Strategic Arms Limitation Treaties (SALT)

c)

Strategic Reduction of Nuclear Weapons Treaties (SRNWT)

d)

Agreements on the Reduction of Nuclear Missiles (ARM)

14.

Why is the independence of areas like the Persian Gulf, Western Europe, and Africa vital to the United States?

a)

We think that if they were not independent they would become hostile to the U.S.

b)

We need the countries in these areas to back U.S. policies.

c)

International trade and economic ties make these areas critical to our national objectives.

d)

Independence of these areas isn't considered vital to U.S. national objectives.

15.

One of the features of the Nixon Doctrine was the concept of strategic nuclear_____________, rather than an attempt to maintain nuclear _________.

a)

deterrence; status quo

b)

sufficiency; superiority

c)

buildup; superiority

d)

disarmament; appeasement

16.

The two stages of U.S. grand strategy that were designed to contain Communism after World War II were?

a)

strategic sufficiency and second strike capability.

b)

limited interventionism and the reliance on a single weapons system.

c)

massive retaliation and flexible response.

d)

shunning entangling alliances and the Monroe Doctrine.

17.

The national military strategy of the United States today includes three principal elements:

a)

a balanced Army, Navy, and Air Force.

b)

political, economic, and moral strength.

c)

nuclear strike forces, conventional forces, and missile forces.

d)

deterrence, flexible response, and forward strategy.

18.

What is the basic U.S. national security objective?

a)

Destroy enemies, both foreign and domestic

b)

Preserve American freedom, institutions, and values

c)

Contain communism

d)

Defend other countries

19.

The Navy's two basic functions are sea control and power projection.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

U.S. defense forces are maintained to

a)

maintain peace for America and the world.

b)

establish law and justice throughout the world.

c)

preserve the physical security and political independence of the United States.

d)

support our high standard of living.