Chapter 4: Air Power Goes To War

Question 1

The (American / Japanese) strategy in the Pacific was to strike swiftly in several directions, capturing the East Indies

Answer 1

Japanese

Question 2

The primary purpose of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was to

Answer 2

Cripple the American fleet

Question 3

After Pearl Harbor, the “contract” schools (increased / decreased) their production of pilots

Answer 3

Increased

Question 4

The WAFS personnel were

Answer 4

Civil Service Employees

Question 5

The major Allied Powers in World War II consisted of

Answer 5

The US, Britain, France, the USSR, and Hungary

Question 6

At the end of WWII, the US, Britain, and France had the most powerful air forces in the world

Answer 6

TRUE

Question 7

At the beginning of WWII, France had the best prepared air force in the world

Answer 7

FALSE

Question 8

Under the guise of commercial aviation, the German AF was revived after WWI

Answer 8

True?

Question 9

For WWII, Germany’s warfare strategy was combined arms operations.

Answer 9

TRUE

Question 10

The tactic of the Blitzkrieg was stopped by the French using the Maginot Line

Answer 10

FALSE

Question 11

Hitler was surprised when Britain and France declared war on Germany

Answer 11

TRUE

Question 12

The Battle of Britain began in August 1940 when German troops landed on the beaches of Dover

Answer 12

FALSE

Question 13

Britain and Italy joined forces in 1940 to defeat the Germans in North Africa

Answer 13

FALSE

Question 14

The Germans used glider-borne and parachute troops to capture Crete in 1941.

Answer 14

TRUE

Question 15

On June 22, 1941, Germany invaded Russia.

Answer 15

TRUE

Question 16

By the end of 1941, the short-duration war Hitler had asked for settled into a long struggle of land armies

Answer 16

TRUE

Question 17

Once the US entered the war, the basic Allied strategy was to change from the defensive to the offensive

Answer 17

TRUE

Question 18

At the beginning of the strategic bombing of Germany, the first priority targets were aircraft factories

Answer 18

FALSE

Question 19

The first atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.

Answer 19

FALSE (Hiroshima first, Nagasaki second)

Question 20

The Allied invasion of Europe was savagely contested by the Luftwaffe

Answer 20

FALSE

Question 21

The Japanese strategy during the army part of WWII was to gain air superiority followed by an invasion.

Answer 21

TRUE

Question 22

Two major defeats suffered by the Japan in WWII were during the Battles of Midway and the Coral Sea.

Answer 22

TRUE

Question 23

Pinpoint strategic bombing was used against Japan’s industry during WWII.

Answer 23

FALSE

Question 24

WWII was won by the technological and wartime production capabilities of the Allied powers

Answer 24

TRUE

Question 25

The aircraft carrier became the dominant naval weapon of WWII

Answer 25

TRUE