Army History

Question 1

What is the birth date of the US ARMY

Answer 1

JUN 14 1775

Question 2

How many campaign streamers are authorized for the US Army Flag

Answer 2

188

Question 3

The birth of our nation began with the signing of an important document. What was the document and what was the date??

Answer 3

The Declaration of Independence,July 4 1776

Question 4

Who was the first commander in chief of the continental army and when??

Answer 4

George Washington, June 15 1775

Question 5

When where and by whom did the army receive its first real training?

Answer 5

Winter of 1778 at Valley Forge by Baron Frederich Von Steuben

Question 6

Training programs of Baron Friedrich Von Steuben we’re published and known by what name

Answer 6

The “blue book”

Question 7

The revolutionary war ended on what date

Answer 7

September 3 1783

Question 8

The United States was officially governed by what document? And replaced by

Answer 8

The articles of confederation; the constitution

Question 9

What treaty ended the war of 1812

Answer 9

The treaty of Ghent, Signed December 24 1814

Question 10

Who wrote the Army regulations of 1821

Answer 10

General Winfield Scott

Question 11

What did the army regulations of 1821 covered

Answer 11

Hand salute, how to conduct a March, and how to make a good stew for the company

Question 12

Who was the first recipient of the Medal of Honor

Answer 12

Private Jacob parrot,

Company k, 33d Ohio volunteer infantry , march 25 1863

Question 13

What was the bloodiest war in American history and how many Americans died

Answer 13

The civil war

600,000 Americans

Question 14

Which war was inappropriately called the “war to end all wars”

Answer 14

World War I

Question 15

What events sparked the United States into action and official entry into World War II

Answer 15

The Japanese attack on December 7, 1941 on pearl harbor and the Philippines

Question 16

Who was the chief of staff of the army when the US entered WWII

Answer 16

General George C. Marshall

Question 17

June 6, 1944 marked the beginning of the invasion of Europe in general Eisenhowers armies land in France what was the day called?

Answer 17

D-day

Question 18

On D-day elements of the 1st 4th and 29th infantry divisions assaulted two beaches in France what were the code names for these beaches

Answer 18

Utah and Omaha

Question 19

Who was the most decorated soldier of World War II

Answer 19

Audie Murphy

Question 20

When and where was the first atomic bomb dropped on Japan

Answer 20

August 6, 1945 ;Hiroshima

Question 21

When and where was the second atomic bomb dropped on Japan

Answer 21

August 9, 1945 ;Nagasaki

Question 22

Approximately how many Americans died as a result of fighting World War II

Answer 22

Over 405,000

Question 23

In 1947 America for economic and military aid to any nation threatened by communist took over what was this offer officially called

Answer 23

The Truman doctrine

Question 24

Not long after the Truman doctrine the United states offered economic aid to help war torn country of Europe well this is offer officially called

Answer 24

The Marshall plan

Question 25

What was the cost the lives of the Vietnam war

Answer 25

It has been estimated at over 58,000 Americans lost their lives and more than 1 million Vietnamese

Question 26

When did the war in Vietnam officially end

Answer 26

In 1973 with the signing of the Paris peace accords

Question 27

What operation prior to the onset of war of Iraq move military assets into Saudi Arabia and Built an enormous infrastructure to support a force of 500,000 troops

Answer 27

Operation desert shield

Question 28

What was the name for the actual military operation during the Persian gulf war

Answer 28

Operation desert storm

Question 29

When was the constitution adopted

Answer 29

September 17, 1787 and ratified June 21, 1788

Question 30

Currently how many amendments are there to the constitution

Answer 30

27

Question 31

The department of defense was formerly known by what name

Answer 31

The national military establishment

Question 32

What TC covers army history

Answer 32

TC 7–21.13

Question 33

When was the start of the revolutionary war

Answer 33

April 19 1775

Question 34

Who is the author of the Army Regulations of 1821”, the first written regulation by the Army since the publication of Baron von Steuben’s “Blue Book”?

Answer 34

General Winfield Scott

Question 35

Congress authorized the creation of the Medal of Honor on what date?

Answer 35

July 12 1862

Question 36

Who was the only female to receive the Medal of Honor

Answer 36

Dr Mary E Walker

Question 37

When did World War I begin

Answer 37

August 1914

Question 38

The National Security Act of 1947 was a sweeping reorganization of the US military. What did it establish?

Answer 38

The department of the defense
the army
the Navy
the Air Force

Question 39

What is the longest war in US history

Answer 39

The Vietnam war(1955-1975)

Question 40

After a U.S. Marine was shot in 1989 in Panama, what Operation was launched?

Answer 40

Operation just cause

Question 41

When was Saddam Husein captured

Answer 41

December 13, 2003

Question 42

What is the oldest part of the army

Answer 42

The National Guard

Question 43

The Armistice ended the fighting at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. Known for many years as Armistice Day, what is it now called in the United States?

Answer 43

Veterans Day

Question 44

When was the Women’s Army Corps created?

Answer 44

1943

Question 45

What years were the Korean War

Answer 45

1950–1953

Question 46

When did the United States attack Afghanistan in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

Answer 46

October 7, 2001

Question 47

What is the army’s motto

Answer 47

This we’ll defend