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U.S. Army History Flashcards

1
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What date was the Army flag dedicated?

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14 June 1956 (it was approved 12 June 1956)

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What is the oldest part of our Army?

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The Army National Guard (In December 1636, the Massachusetts Bay Colony organized America’s first militia
regiments, some of which still serve today in the Army National Guard.)

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When did the U.S. Army begin?

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June 14, 1775

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Who was the first commander in Chief of the Continental Army?

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George Washington

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When was the start of the Revolutionary War?

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19 April, 1775

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When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

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July 04, 1776

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The Army received it’s first real training from what former Prussian Officer at Valley Forge in the winter of 1778?

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Baron Fredreich von Steuben

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What did Baron Fredriech von Steuben teach the Continental Army at Valley Forge?

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He taught the Continental Army:

  • A simplified but effective version of the drill formations and movements of European armies.
  • Proper care of equipment.
  • The use of the bayonet (a weapon in which British superiority had previously been marked).
  • He impressed upon officers their responsibility for taking care of the soldiers.
  • Taught NCOs how to train and lead those soldiers.
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What is the name of the document that originally governed the United States and was later replaced by the “Constitution”?

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The Articles of Confederation

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The nation nearly doubled in 1803 when it purchased a huge expanse of territory from France in what became
known as what?

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The Louisiana Purchase

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Who was one of the most prolific writers of the early 19th century and would be 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”?

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General Winfield Scott

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12
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What were some of the areas covered in “The Army Regulations of 1821”.

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  • The Hand Salute
  • How to conduct a march
  • How to make a good stew for the company
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What is the bloodiest war in American history?

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The Civil War with the death of over 600,000 Americans on both sides.

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When and where did the Civil War actually begin?

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The Civil War being in April of 1861 when South Carolina militia forces fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor

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15
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The Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run showed the need for more what?

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More thorough preparation and for more soldiers

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President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation on 22 September 1862 freed the slaves in any areas still under Confederate control as of what date?

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01 January 1863

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17
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Congress authorized the creation of the Medal of Honor on what date?

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12 July 1862

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18
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Who received the first Medal of Honor ever awarded?

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Private Jacob Parrott, Company K, 33d Ohio Volunteer Infantry on 25 March 1863

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The Battle of Gettysburg started on what date?

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01 July 1863

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General Lee surrendered his Army on what date, marking the end of the Civil War?

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09 April, 1865

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Who was the only female to receive the Medal of Honor?

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Dr. Mary E. Walker

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22
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Congress declared war on Spain on what date?

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25 April, 1898

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23
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When did World War I begin?

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August 1914

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What event sparked the start of World War I?

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A Bosnian separatist murdered the Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife during a visit to
Sarajevo

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On 23 February 1917 the British turned over to the US Government an intercepted note from the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico. In the note were instructions to offer Mexico an alliance in the event of war with the United States and promising that Mexico could regain what?

A

Texas, New Mexico and Arizona

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26
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On what date did President Wilson ask Congress to declare war on Germany?

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02 April, 1917

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27
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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?

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Veteran’s Day

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28
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One result of WW I was the creation of what International body roughly similar to the United Nations of today?

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The League of Nations (it was envisioned as a forum where disputes could be settled peacefully)

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29
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On what date did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?

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07 December 1941

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30
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The Women’s Army Corps was created in what year?

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1943

31
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When was D Day?

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06 June 1944

32
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Just after dawn on D Day, the 1st, 4th, and 29th Infantry Divisions assaulted what beaches?

A

Utah and Omaha

33
Q

President Truman authorized the use of two atomic bombs against Japan, destroying Hiroshima and Nagasaki
on what dates?

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Hiroshima – 06 August 1945

Nagasaki – 09 August 1945

34
Q

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

A

Department of Defense
Army
Navy
Air Force

35
Q

National Defense Act of June 4, 1920 governed the organization and regulation of what until 1950?

A

The Army

36
Q

What year marked the start of the Korean War?

A

1950

37
Q

In early of what year did President Johnson begin a process of escalation that put 184,000 American troops in South Vietnam by year’s end?

A

1965

38
Q

What is the longest war in U.S. History?

A

The war in Afghanistan (The Vietnam War was only 10.5 years)

39
Q

In early of what year did President Johnson begin a process of escalation that put 184,000 American troops in South Vietnam by year’s end?

A

1965

40
Q

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

A

Operation Just Cause

41
Q

General H. Norman Schwarzkopf and his Saudi counterpart sent their multinational ground forces across the border into Iraq in what in late February of what year?

A

1991

42
Q

On what date did the United States enormous support from the global community, respond to the attacks on
September 11th, 2001 with attacks on the al-Qaeda network and the Taliban-controlled government of
Afghanistan that was supporting it?

A

07 October, 2001

43
Q

With a coalition that included Great Britain, Australia, Poland and 44 other nations, the United States began offensive military operations to remove Saddam Hussein from power and liberate Iraq on what date?

A

20 March 2003

44
Q

When was Saddam Husein captured?

A

13 December 2003

45
Q

When was the constitution written?

A

1787

46
Q

Who Created the US Army

A

The Second Continental Congress

47
Q

When was the Infantry Branch Established

A

14 June 1775

48
Q

From what 3 states did companies of expert rifleman form to make up the Army’s first infantry branch?

A

Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania

49
Q

In which battle was the Army awarded the first battle streamer?

A

The battle of Fort Ticonderoga

50
Q

Who was the highest decorated soldier in American History?

A

Lt. Audie Murphy

51
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When was the battle of Fort Ticonderoga?

A

10 May 1775

52
Q

What Government Act established the Medal of Honor

A

The Congressional Act of 1862

53
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What was the Medal of Honor first called?

A

The Badge of Military Merit

54
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When did PVT Jacob Parrott received the Medal of Honor?

A

25 March 1863

55
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What unit did PVT Parrott serve in

A

K CO, 33rd Ohio voluntary infantry

56
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After which was did the US emerge as a world Power

A

The Spanish-American War 1898

57
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What is the Army’s official song?

A

“The Army Goes Rolling Along”

58
Q

Who composed “The Caisson” which later became known as “The Army Goes Rolling Along”?

A

Lt Gruber 1908

59
Q

When did the Star Spangled Banner become the national anthem?

A

31 March 1931

3/31/1931

60
Q

What was the Department of the Army known as before the National Security Act of 1947?

A

The War Department

61
Q

When did the Air Force separate from the Army

A

September 1947

62
Q

When was the Department of the Army created?

A

10 August 1949

63
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When was UCMJ enacted?

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May 1950

64
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When was the Army flag dedicated?

A

14 June 1956

65
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On what date did President Eisenhower sign the Code of Conduct?

A

17 Aug 1955

66
Q

When did the Secretary of the Army dedicate the Army Song?

A

11 November 1956

67
Q

When did the Army officially announce that “The Army Goes Rolling Along” was the official Army song?

A

12 December 1957

68
Q

On what date was the position of the Sergeant Major of the Army established?

A

4 Jul 1966

69
Q

Who was the first Sergeant Major of the Army?

A

SMA William Woolridge

70
Q

What 3 words are on the official seal of the Army?

A

This We’ll Defend

71
Q

What was the password used by the Army on D-Day, 6 June 1944?

A

Mickey Mouse

72
Q

What word and date are embroidered on the streamer that should be in the center facing forward and completely identifiable when the US Army flag is displayed?

A

Yorktown 1781

73
Q

Who was the Father of the American Rangers?

A

MAJ Robert Rodgers, 1756

74
Q

What was the first Field Manuel ?

A

The Blue Book

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