Defense Daily Military History Quiz

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1. Which battle is considered the turning point of the Pacific Theater in World War II? (Required.)

Battle of Midway

Battle of Coral Sea

Battle of Guadalcanal

Battle of Iwo Jima

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2. True or false: The youngest general in U.S. military history was Ulysses S. Grant.

True

False

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3. Which ancient civilization used war elephants in battle?

Romans

Greeks

Persians

Carthaginians

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4. True or false: The longest battle of World War I was Battle of Verdun.

True

False

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5. Which general famously said, "I shall return" after retreating from the Philippines in World War II?

George Patton

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Douglas MacArthur

Chester Nimitz

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6. What was the first war to be widely covered by photojournalists?

World War I

World War II

The American Civil War

The Boer War

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7. Which country had the most powerful navy during the 19th century?

France

Spain

Great Britain

Germany

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8. What was the primary objective of Operation Desert Storm in 1991?

Liberate Kuwait from Iraqi forces

Overthrow the Iraqi government

Defend Saudi Arabia

Secure oil fields in the Middle East

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* 1. Which battle is considered the turning point of the Pacific Theater in World War II? (Required.)

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* 2. True or false: The youngest general in U.S. military history was Ulysses S. Grant.

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* 3. Which ancient civilization used war elephants in battle?

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* 4. True or false: The longest battle of World War I was Battle of Verdun.

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* 5. Which general famously said, "I shall return" after retreating from the Philippines in World War II?

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* 6. What was the first war to be widely covered by photojournalists?

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* 7. Which country had the most powerful navy during the 19th century?

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* 8. What was the primary objective of Operation Desert Storm in 1991?

1. Which battle is considered the turning point of the Pacific Theater in World War II? (Required.)

2. True or false: The youngest general in U.S. military history was Ulysses S. Grant.

3. Which ancient civilization used war elephants in battle?

4. True or false: The longest battle of World War I was Battle of Verdun.

5. Which general famously said, "I shall return" after retreating from the Philippines in World War II?

6. What was the first war to be widely covered by photojournalists?

7. Which country had the most powerful navy during the 19th century?

8. What was the primary objective of Operation Desert Storm in 1991?