History 2 Quiz

Question 1

Name of US ship that sank in Havana Harbor in 1898

Answer 1

USS Maine

Question 2

Number of Marines awarded Medal of Honor in Boxer Rebellion

Answer 2

33

Question 3

Who was the most noted Marine for his actions in the Boxer Rebellion?

Answer 3

Pvt. Dan Daly

Question 4

Name 6 countries involved in Banana Wars

Answer 4

Panama, Nicaragua, Vera Cruz Mexico, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba

Question 5

Under which president did WW1 begin?

Answer 5

Woodrow Wilson

Question 6

Commander of the American expeditionary force which landed in Liverpool when the US entered WW1

Answer 6

Maj. Gen. John J. (Blackjack) Pershing

Question 7

Two Marine regiments who were most instrumental in the battles of Belleau, Soissons, Blanc Mont Ridge in WW1?

Answer 7

5th and 6th Marine Regiments

Question 8

When did SecNav authorize the Commandant to enlist women into the Marine Corps?

Answer 8

1918

Question 9

When the serious study of amphibious assault was undertaken during the Banana Wars and after WW1, the first manual for (___) was made.

Answer 9

Landing operations

Question 10

Gen. John A. Lejeune:
First combat?
Which Commandant?
How long as Commandant?

Answer 10

Mexican American War

Question 11

Who is authorized to wear the French Fourragere?

Answer 11

5th and 6th Marine Regiments