MOD C (1)

Question 1

What is the definition of UW

Answer 1

Activities conducted to enable a resistance movement or insurgency to coerce, disrupt, or overthrow a government or occupying power by operating through or with an underground, auxiliary, and guerrilla force in a denied area.

Question 2

What are the end states of UW?

Answer 2

Coerce
Disrupt
Overthrow

Question 3

What are the Core Activities of UW?

Answer 3

Subversion
Sabotage
Guerrilla warfare
Personnel recovery
Intelligence operations

Question 4

What constitutes a denied area?

Answer 4

An area under hostile control in which friendly forces cannot operate

Question 5

Statistically, what end state of UW has historically been the most successful?

Answer 5

Coercive

Question 6

How and why does a resistance normally begin?

Answer 6

dissatisfaction with political,
economic,
social administrative,
and/or other conditions.

Question 7

What is clandestine resistance?

Answer 7

People who are part of the resistance but outwardly follow their normal mode of existence conduct clandestine resistance

Conduct:

• Political actions, propaganda, agitation, subversion, cadre generation, and organization-building
• Espionage, intelligence-gathering, and infiltration of government and social organizations
• Sabotage and acts of politically driven targeted violence

Traffic in contraband, extortion, and other illicit fundraising activities

Question 8

Two ways to conduct UW

Answer 8

Large Scale and Small Scale

Question 9

Large Scale UW

Answer 9

Major Military campaign UW is a supporting piece

Question 10

Small Scale UW

Answer 10

UW is the main effort

Question 11

Six UW Activities

Answer 11

Preparation of the Environment 
Subversion
Sabotage
NAR
Inteligience Operations
Guerilla Warfare

Question 12

Three Primary components of a Resistance/Insurgency

Answer 12

Underground
Auxiliary
Guerilla Force
Public Component

Question 13

Three Phases of an Insurgency/Resistance Movement

Answer 13

Phase 1: Strategic Defense (Latent/Incipient)

Phase 2: Strateguc Stalemate (Guerilla Warfare)

Phase 3: Strategic Offensive (War of Movement)

Question 14

Functions of the Underground

Question 15

Function of the Auxiliary

Question 16

Functions of the Guerrillas

Question 17

Parallel Cells

Answer 17

Multiple cells have the same assignment (redundancy), they are unaware of the others presence or mission.

Question 18

Cells in Series

Answer 18

Division of labor between cells

Question 19

Government in Exile

Answer 19

Government that’s been displaced but remains recognized as the legitimate sovereign authority

Question 20

Two Main Categories of Supply UW Planners Plan for

Answer 20

Accompanying Supply and External Supply

Question 21

External Resupply

Answer 21

Coordinated outside resupply (bundle drops)
Automatic
On Call
Emergency

Question 22

7 Phases of UW

Answer 22

Preparation
Initial Contact
Infiltration
Organization
Buildup
Employment
Transition

Question 23

7 Dynamics of an Insurgency

Answer 23

Leadership
Ideology
Objectives
Environment/geography
External support
Phasing and timing
Organizational and operational patterns