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NS-2 Naval History Chapter 6: World War One
NS-2 Naval History Chapter 6: World War One
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1
Which of the following was NOT one of the
four
countries that initially made up the Triple Entente during World War I?
Britain
United States
Russia
France
2
How many combined battleships and cruisers made up the British Grand Fleet in 1914?
12
36
6
24
3
What strategic chokepoint was the objective of the Gallipoli campaign?
Strait of Gibraltar
Straits of Magellan
Straits of Skagerrak and Kattegat
Dardanelles
4
What sea became the major area for naval hostilities in Europe during the Great War?
Caspian Sea
Irish Sea
North Sea
Mediterranean Sea
5
Whose mission was to keep the English channel safe for transport of British troops and supplies to France
United States Navy
American Expeditionary Fleet
Channel Fleet
Grand Fleet
6
What great disadvantage did Britain have at the start of World War I?
Lack of manpower for the military
Lack of a formidable Navy
Lack of an Air Force
Dependence on imports
7
What ASW tactic uses three sonars in contact from different target aspects to locate a submarine?
Triangulation
Bird-dogging
Nancy
Gertrude
8
At the beginning of World War I, which was not a mission of the British Grand Fleet, based at Scapa Flow.
Blockade Austria-Hungary
Engage and Destroy the German High Seas Fleet in battle
Guard the North Sea
Prevent the escape of the German Fleet into the Atlantic
9
Which two nations were the principle combatants at sea when WWI commenced?
Germany and France
England and Russia
United States and Austria-Hungary
England and Germany
10
What were the designations of the two British home fleets in 1914?
KIng's Own and Orkney
Grand and Channel
North Sea and Mediterranean
Atlantic and Pacific
11
When war broke out in 1914, where was the German East Asiatic squadron based?
Seoul
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Tsingtao
12
What major geographical disadvantage did Germany have in WWI, affecting the navy?
Lack of manpower
Lack of capital ships
Navy was mostly locked in the North Sea
No rail system to move supplies
13
Triangulation is a tactic that was first employed in World War One using what sensor?
Hydrophone
LORAN
GPS
Radar
14
What tactic caused allied shipping losses from U-boat attacks to decline after May 1917?
Air Cover
Blockade of Kiel
Convoys
The North Sea Mine barrage
15
Which was NOT one of the three conditions of the Sussex Pledge, made by Germany in 1916.
Only warships would be attacked
Passenger ships would not be targeted
Before sinking merchants, safety of passengers and crew would be assured
Merchant ships would not be sunk unless presence of weapons was proven
16
What did the German general staff decide to do in January 1917 when they concluded they were losing the war?
Authorize privateering
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Surrender
Scuttle the fleet
17
Roughly how many total mines made up the North Sea mine barrage?
70,000
20,000
500,000
1,000
18
What weapon was used in tremendously large numbers to prevent egress of German u-boats into the North Atlantic?
mines
depth charges
explosive nets
torpedoes
19
What were the two missions of the German High Seas Fleet in WWI? (Select one)
Guard the German coast from British attack / invasion
Attack and defeat the British fleet whenever possible
Mine the entrance to the North Sea
Keep the English Channel open
20
Who was in command of the German Pacific fleet when World War 1 broke out?
RADM Nicholas vom Emil
VADM Karl Doenitz
ADM Alfred von Tirpitz
VADM Maximillian Graf von Spee
21
Though they lost more men (6,000+) & more ships (14), who "won" the Battle of Jutland by driving the enemy from the sea?
America
Germany
Britain
France
22
What was the US Congress’s response to the Battle of Jutland (What did we do)?
Pass a large shipbuilding act
Nothing
Pass an embargo
Attack German shipping
23
What was the name of the US Naval officer who orchestrated the convoy system that saved the British from surrender?
VADM Alfred Thayer Mahan, III
ADM Mike Gilday
RADM William Sims
Sir David Beatty
24
What German political leader followed Mahanian principles in rebuilding the German Navy prior to WWI?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Alfred von Tirpitz
Frederick III
VADM Graf von Spee
25
In what month and year did the US enter World War One?
March 1916
January 1914
February 1915
April 1917
26
What was the objective of the German submarine fleets attacks on merchant shipping?
Intimidate Britain's allies from assisting her
Starve Britain into submission
Clear the sea lanes to make it easier and faster for the warships
Terrorize England into peace talks
27
What intelligence coup in March 1917 caused all remaining US congressional support for Germany to cease?
The Tchaikowsky Overture
The Lindbergh Leak
The Zimmerman telegram
The Hindenburg Disaster
28
Where did the last classic naval battle between two large fleets (250+ ships) occur, on 31 May 1916?
Jutland
Iberian Peninsula
Cape Hatteras
Falkland Islands
29
German U-boats sank all but which of these 3 vessels, nearly causing the US to go to war with Germany in 1915-1916?
Arabia
Lusitania
Sussex
Brittania
30
Which of the following was NOT one of the three countries that initially made up the Central Powers during World War I?
Germany
Ottoman Empire
Serbia
Austria-Hungary
31
Which of the following was NOT a possible cause of World War One?
Militarism
Entangling Alliances
Progressivism
Nationalism
32
What was the primary ASW and convoy-protection ship? (AKA the Tincan).
Submarine
Cruiser
Frigate
Destroyer
33
Who was the First Lord of the Admiralty (SecNav) that endorsed the failed Gallipoli landings?
David Beatty
John Jellicoe
Winston Churchill
William Pitt
34
The Naval Expansion Act of 1916 authorized how many total US Navy vessels to be built in three years?
less than 10
147
97
47
35
Europe went to war on 28 July 1914 when who declared war on who?
England; Germany
Russia; Germany
Austria-Hungary; Serbia
Germany; France
36
Indiv. rights, Antitrust, Banking reform, Resource conservation, nonintervention are hallmarks of what in the Taft admin
Republicanism
Conservativism
Progressivism
Socialism
37
What British ally did the German fleet fear, abandoning her Pacific bases in 1914?
Russia
Japan
China
Korea
38
How many battleships made up the English Channel Fleet in 1914?
37
27
17
7
39
Where was the German East Asia Squadron annihilated by the British Navy in December 1914?
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Falkland Islands
Caroline Islands
Coronel, Chile
40
What new type of 110’ wooden patrol vessel began to be used vs submarines in World War I, primarily using depth charges?
Corvette
LCS: Littoral Combat Ship
Destroyer
Submarine Chaser
41
When Germany surrender to the allies during WWI?
November 11, 1918
January 1, 1919
October 12, 1917
July 4, 1919
42
Name the SecNav from North Carolina who banned alcohol on Navy ships, leaving coffee as the strongest drink aboard.
Josephus Daniels
Jim Beam
Reginald Dwight
Johnny Walker
43
Name the only capital ship lost by the US Navy during World War 1
USS Zumwalt
USS Forrestal
USS San Diego
USS Halsey
44
What did Kaiser Wilhelm II do in the face of naval mutiny and near revolution?
Executed the CNO and War Secretary
Surrendered Germany
Abdicated and fled to Holland
Committed suicide in a bunker
45
Cite two geographic advantages the Central Powers possessed in WWI
Unlimited resources / Several jetports
Railways / Controlled Agricultural regions
Coast on the Med / Mountain Fortresses
Lots of coastline / Several deepwater ports
46
What were the U.S. Navy's major missions during World War I?
ASW and AAW
VFW and AL
Surface Warfare and Intelligence
Patrol and convoy duties
47
Where did the British suffer great defeat in a failed amphibious assault in 1915?
Malta
Trafalgar
Alexandria
Gallipoli
48
The Zimmermann telegram was an effort by Germany to bring what country against the United States?
Canada
Russia
Spain
Mexico
49
How many US Navy ships were lost in WWI?
14
40
4
85
50
What brought the Germans to their knees because of famine and shortages of war materiel in WWI?
Destruction of the Railway system
Drought
Climate Change
Naval blockade
51
What happened that finally caused President Wilson to declare war on Germany on April 6, 1917?
the sinking of 7 US merchant ships
the invasion of Poland
the invasion of France via Belgium
the sinking of the Lusitania