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AS I - Chap 3, Lesson 1 - The Army Air Corps
AS I - Chap 3, Lesson 1 - The Army Air Corps
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1
What occurrence was
not
witnessed during the years between World War I and World War II?
A growth spurt in the Air Corps
Major advances in bombers and pursuit aircraft
The independence of the US Air Force
Increasing fear of war
2
Why was the change from Army Air Service to Army Air Corps significant?
The corps gained full independence
The corps was headed by General Headquarters Air Force (GHQ)
The corps could conduct independent missions
The new name better reflected the actual mission
3
Who was the senior (commanding) officer of the General Headquarters Air Force?
Secretary of War George H. Dern
Brig Gen Frank Andrews
Brig Gen Billy Mitchell
Maj Gen Hap Arnold
4
How did objectors to an independent Air Force view air power?
As an offensive weapon
As a waste of the War Department’s money
As no more than long-range artillery
As no more than an observation aid
5
What was
not
a significant step in increasing the # of pilots available to the Army Air Corps?
Brig Gen Billy Mitchell’s air power demonstrations
Acceptance of black pilots
Civilian reserve pilots
Civilian flight schools
6
Who is sometimes called “the father of US Air Force precision bombing”?
Maj Gen Benjamin Foulois
Brig Gen Billy Mitchell
Maj Gen Henry “Hap” Arnold
Col Ulysses S. Nero
7
Which was
not
a recommendation made by the Morrow Board in 1925?
Rename the Army Air Service the Army Air Corps.
Allocate funds directly for air power
Give the Army Air Corps a seat on the Army General Staff
Appoint an assistant secretary of war for air power
8
Who used his executive powers to create the Army Air Service in May 1918?
Woodrow Wilson
Harry Truman
Henry “Hap” Arnold
Barack Obama
9
Who was the first commander of the Army Air Forces?
Ulysses Nero
Billy Mitchell
Henry “Hap” Arnold
Harry Potter
10
What did Congress cut back on after World War I?
Defense Spending
Taxes
Commercial aviation funding
Army spending; it wanted to invest more in airpower
11
Who did the General Headquarters Air Force (GHQ) answer to?
The Air Corps
The War Department
The Army
The President
12
The US Air Force gained autonomy with the passage of the National Security Act of ________.
1967
1947
1941
1918
13
What action resulted in the creation of the Army Air Service in 1918?
A presidential executive order
Congress passing a new law
A voter referendum
World War I pilots’ petitions
14
Who launched a major public relations campaign for an air force independent of Army and Navy?
Brig Gen Billy Mitchell
The US Department of War
Edward Rickenbacker
President Woodrow Wilson
15
What is the term for functioning as a branch of another military organization?
Ordnance
Corps
Sub branch
Auxiliary
16
After a new bomber entered the US arsenal in 1935, what did the Army realize it now needed?
New types of bombers
Better pursuit planes
Better reconnaissance planes
Nuclear bombs
17
What argument did advocates for an independent Air Force use?
As part of the Army, air power would eventuallybe eliminated
The Army didn’t recruit enough pilots to support air power
In the Army, air power would be underfunded & underdeveloped
Army cared more about bombers than observation planes
18
Which aircraft manufacturer won the design competition for a multiengine bomber in 1935?
Curtiss
Douglas
Lockheed
Boeing
19
Who fought for an independent Air Force and was court martialed for insubordination?
Billy Mitchell
Ulysses Nero
Henry “Hap” Arnold
Drake and Josh
20
Who flew from New York to San Francisco in a single day?
Ulysses Nero
Winnie the Pooh
Amelia Earhart
Russell Maughan
21
Who was the biggest proponent of keeping the Air Corps in the Army?
Brig Gen Billy Mitchell
The Army General Staff
The President
The War Department
22
What is a branch or department of the armed forces having a specialized function?
Special Arms
Corps
Auxiliary
Annex
23
What did President Franklin D. Roosevelt speak to Congress about on 12 January 1939?
The insubordination of Brig Gen Billy Mitchell
Commercial aviation
The need to rebuild the US military
Cutting funding for the Army Air Corps
24
Who helped bring about the all-black 99
th
Pursuit Squadron of Tuskegee, Alabama?
Brig Gen Billy Mitchell
Senator Harry Truman
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Maj Gen Hap Arnold.
25
When did the Air Corps Act become law?
1925
1926
1939
1918
26
What did 1
st
Lt Russell Maughan’s flight from New York to San Francisco prove?
Planes could fly in one day to defend an area under attack
That the Curtiss PW-8 should be adapted for military use
Around-the-world flight changes the way wars were fought
That transcontinental flight was possible
27
When did the Army Air Corps become the Army Air Forces?
1936
1947
1941
1939
28
What did Army Air Corps officers focus on in the 1930s?
Recruiting pilots
Training pilots
Obtaining more funding
Aircraft development
