What is a true statement about the establishment of the Marines Corps?
The U.S. Marine Corps was established on November 10, 1775 when the Continental Congress passed a resolution calling for two battalions of Marines.
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What is Which of the following statements is true about the Marines Corps and the Civil War?
c. The U.S. Marine Corps lost a significant number of its captains and lieutenants
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1. Which of the following battles was not part of the Island Hopping Campaigns? a. Pusan
b. Guam
c. Iwo Jima
d. Guadalcanal
e. Okinawa
What is a. Pusan
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Which of the following statements is not true about Marine Corps engagements in the modern era?
Operation Desert Shield was designed to provide massive air attacks against the Iraqi army
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November 10th 1775
What is Marine Corps Birthday
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What is not true about the Barbary Wars?
The United States was able to end the war by overthrowing the Pasha of Tripoli and replacing him with his brother.
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What is Which of the following statements is not true about political policies of the US during this timeframe?
c. The Zimmerman Note was designed to keep foreign countries out of Panama.
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c. The U.S. stopped the Japanese Pacific advance at Guam.
What is 2. Which of the following statements is not true about the battles of World War II?
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2. What was “Vietnamization” designed to do?
What is Withdraw U.S. troops from Vietnam and replace them with South Vietnamese forces.
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JJ DID TIE BUCKLE
What is Acronym for the Leadership Traits
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What is Major Archibald Henderson known as the “Grand Old Man of the Corps?”
a. He served as Commandant from 1820 until 1859.
b. He helped to preserve the Corps at a time when it might have been dissolved.
c. He volunteered Marines to fight in battles against the Indians and the Mexican War.
d. All of the above are true.
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Why is Lieutenant Alfred Cunningham known as the “Father of Marine Corps Aviation?
What is
”a. He served at the Naval Aviation Camp in Annapolis, MD.
b. He made the first Marine solo flight in 1912.
c. He generated ideas concerning Marine Corps aviation.
d. All of the above are true.
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He had more aces than any other Marine pilot in World War II.
What is 3. Why is Major Gregory “Pappy” Boyington so well-remembered?
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3. Which of the following engagements occurred in the Middle East?
What is a. The taking of hostages in Tehran.
b. The rioting and setting fire to the embassy in Islamabad.
c. The killing of 218 Marines in a suicide truck bombing on the Marine barracks in Beirut.
d. All of the above occurred in the Middle East.
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Who was the first female Marine
What is Opra May Johnson
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What is the correct sequence for incidents related to the Mexican War?
c. The U.S. annexes Texas; Mexico attacks American troops near the Rio Grande; the Marines are involved in an amphibious landing at Vera Cruz.
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What is the correct sequence for incidents related to the events in Panama in the early 20th century?
d. The US recognizes the independence of Panama; the French attempt to build a canal without success; the US offers to buy the rights to build a canal.
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What is the correct sequence for incidents related to the Korean War?
The Marines face the Chinese at Chosin Reservoir, the Marines defend the Pusan Perimeter, General Mac Arthur is replaced by General Ridgeway.
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Which of the following is not an objective of the war in the Persian Gulf?
What is d. To promote the security and the stability of the Persian Gulf.
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Eagle, Globe and Anchor
What is the Marine Corps Emblem
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What is The Marines in the War of 1812
The Battle of Bladensburg, and the Battle of New Orleans.
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What is weapons used in World War I?
Barbed Wire, Machine Guns, Airplanes, Gas warfare
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What is December 7th 1942
Bombing of Pearl Harbor, sinking of the USS Arizona