Who was the first commander of the Continental Navy?
Who is Esek Hopkins
100
Why didn't the United States build any new ships after the Revolutionary War?
What is the government couldn't tax the people.
100
World War I began in Europe in 1914 when what two countries declared war on each
other?
What is Austria-Hungary and Serbia.
100
Operation Torch was the code word for the planned invasion of
What is French North Africa.
100
What is another name for the European Recovery Program?
What is the Marshall Plan.
200
Who was in charge of the American troops in the battle of Lake Champlain in 1776?
Who is Benedict Arnold.
200
The first man to be Secretary of the Navy was
What is Bejamin Stoddert.
200
What tactic caused Allied shipping losses from U-boat attacks to decline after May 1917?
What is the convoy system
200
Who was responsible for leading the first daylight invasion in WWII?
Who is Admiral Hewitt.
200
Who relieved MacArthur of his Far East duties?
Who is Matthew Ridgeway.
300
The battle at Yorktown in 1781 lasted
What is 10 days
300
Where did England defeat France to become ruler of the Atlantic Ocean 1805?
What is Tralfalgar.
300
The main objective of the German U-boats in World War I was to
What is attack merchant ships that were headed for Britain.
300
Who was the U.S. Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet?
Who is Admiral Chester Nimitz.
300
Operation Chromite, probably the most daring amphibious assault ever planned, was
conducted at
What is Inchon.
400
Instead of meeting General Burgoyne in Albany in 1777, General Howe made an illadvised decision to capture which city?
What is Philadelphia.
400
What was the Philadelphia Incident?
What is the capture of the crew of the USS Philadelphia and held for ransom by the Tripolitans.
400
Who was the commander of German surface forces in the Pacific when war broke out?
Who is Vice Admiral Graf von Spee
400
What was the name for the German West Wall? What was the name of the French counter wall?
What is the Sigfried Line and Maginot Line.
400
The man who became the first President of Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union was?
Who is Boris Yeltsin.
500
Who took over command of British forces in the Colonies after General Howe? Who then took over forces from them?
Who is Sir Henry Clinton; General Carleton.
500
What famous battle took place after the treaty ending the war of 1812 had been signed in Europe on Christmas Eve 1814?
What was the name of the Treaty?
What is the Battle of New Orleans and the Treaty of Ghent.
500
What are two of the weapons found to be effective in attacking the German U-boats in
World War I?
What is Depth charges and submarine chasers
500
Following the victory in the Mariana Islands, the Fifth Fleet was redesignated the U.S. what? Where is it stationed now?
What is Third Fleet, San Diego.
500
What President authorized the bombing of Hanoi, and the mining of Haiphong Harbor? What President ordered the unilateral halt of the bombing of Hanoi and invited N. Vietnam to peace talks?