Naval Science 2

Question 1

What concept gave protection to U.S. merchant ships from German U-boats during World War I?

Answer 1

The convoy system.

Question 2

What is the purpose of a navy?

Answer 2

To defeat hostile enemies, clear the seas of pirates, and support trade.

Question 3

How did the Phoenicians contribute to Western society?

Answer 3

Established the first written alphabet system.

Question 4

Why did the British parliament begin to lay burdensome taxes on American colonies?

Answer 4

The British were severely in debt after the Seven Years’ War and believed the colonies had yet to pay their fair share.

Question 5

Which two countries fought in the Seven Years’ War?

Answer 5

Great Britain & France.

Question 6

How did the Seven Years’ War end?

Answer 6

Treaty of Paris of 1763; Great Britain won.

Question 7

What is the role of the Merchant Marines?

Answer 7

To transport cargo & personnel, and operate & maintain deep-sea merchant ships.

Question 8

What goods were exchanged for slaves during the Slave Trade?

Answer 8

Rum.

Question 9

How was most of the wealth and prosperity in Great Britain brought about in the 1700s?

Answer 9

Slavery.

Question 10

What battle occurred in 1836 Texas after Americans moved onto Mexican land?

Answer 10

The Battle of the Alamo.

Question 11

What was the outcome of the Battle of San Jacinto?

Answer 11

Mexican General Santa Anna recognized Texan independence.

Question 12

What happened to the Articles of Confederation in 1789?

Answer 12

They were replaced with the Constitution.

Question 13

What happened to the US Navy after the Civil War?

Answer 13

It needed to be rebuilt. The first battleships were made: USS Texas & USS Maine, though only for coastal defense.

Question 14

What imposition on foreign trade was imposed in the 1790s by America?

Answer 14

Tariffs

Question 15

What lucrative market was begun out of 1790s Nantucket?

Answer 15

Whaling

Question 16

What was the primary reason for the Civil War?

Answer 16

A disagreement over the rights of slaves and whether slavery is constitutional.

Question 17

What was the significance of the Battle of Vicksburg?

Answer 17

The Union gained possession of the Mississippi River. This was part of Operation Anaconda and cut off Confederate trade.

Question 18

What was Alfred Mahan’s Theory of the Navy?

Answer 18

Whichever nation has control (military and commercial) of the seas will determine the outcome of a war. He believed that command of the seas created the British empire.

Question 19

Why was the Panama Canal constructed?

Answer 19

To connect the Pacific & Atlantic Oceans. It provided trade routes and still today serves as one of the most important connections in the seas.

Question 20

What was the turning point of the Civil War?

Answer 20

The Battle of Gettysburg (Confederates declare they won’t invade the North) & The Fall of Vicksburg (control of the Mississippi).

Question 21

What does NATO stand for?

Answer 21

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Question 22

What is the highest readiness condition?

Answer 22

DEFCON 1 (Defense Condition)

Question 23

What was Richard Nixon’s plan to end American involvement in the Vietnam War?

Answer 23

Vietnamization

Question 24

What country was involved with Operation Desert Shield?

Answer 24

Saudi Arabia

Question 25

What countries were involved with Operation Desert Storm?

Answer 25

Kuwait, Iraq

Question 26

What is the intentional intrusion into computers or computer networks by agencies or foreign government for the purpose of espionage or sabotage?

Answer 26

Cyber Warfare

Question 27

What natural disaster occured in Haiti in 2010?

Answer 27

Earthquake

Question 28

Where was Osama Bin Laden found?

Answer 28

In a walled compound in Pakistan

Question 29

What is a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon?

Answer 29

Atoll

Question 30

What two provocative practices by North Korea escalated tensions with the United States?

Answer 30

Uranium enrichment and long range missile development programs

Question 31

What device is used to find the depth of water?

Answer 31

Echo sounder

Question 32

What is the mission of missile defense agency (MDA)?

Answer 32

The defense of the United States against incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM)

Question 33

Why was the US Cyber Command formed?

Answer 33

In response to the possible threat to national security by cyber attacks to military services

Question 34

What type of attack did the Chinese government carry out on a US government agency in 2005?

Answer 34

Cyber Attack

Question 35

What is ransomware?

Answer 35

A type of malware that denies access by preventing access to files until a ransom is paid

Question 36

What type of material, found in the ocean, consists of loose sediment such as stone fragements and silt?

Answer 36

Detritus

Question 37

What is the deepest oceanic trench found on Earth, located in the Pacific Ocean?

Answer 37

Mariana Trench

Question 38

Which part of the Earth’s layers do the continental plates float on?

Answer 38

Lithosphere

Question 39

What device measures the intensity of earthquakes?

Answer 39

Seismograph

Question 40

What natural disaster occurs due to movement of tectonic plates along fault lines?

Answer 40

Earthquakes

Question 41

Who is the greatest naval hero of the Revolutionary War?

Answer 41

John Paul Jones

Question 42

Who fought the 2 most famous battles of the Quasi-war?

Answer 42

Thomas Truxton