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Question 1
All of the following were difficulties for Britain during the War for Independence except
it had a large but ill-trained army.
it had difficulty in supplying the army.
its navy had been weakened by budget cuts.
American privateers seriously hampered Britain’s merchant marine.
it had a rising financial burden that the politically influential landed gentry was increasingly reluctant to shoulder.
Question 2
Of all the political innovations of the era of the American Revolution, which can be considered the most radical?
the theory that power within a government had to be restrained through a series of checks and balances.
the realization that both houses of a bicameral legislature represented all the people, not just narrowly defined classes.
the idea that political institutions should be judged by the standard of whether they served the public good rather than the interests of the powerful few.
the assertion that government was based on the consent of the governed and that revolution, therefore, was sometimes justifiable.
the introduction of government with powers divided among three branches.
Question 3
The Battle of Saratoga was significant to the American Revolution because it convinced
France to support the United States publicly.
Spain to support the United States publicly.
the Netherlands to support the United States publicly.
Russia to support the United States publicly.
Sweden to support the United States publicly.
Question 4
Which of the following battles forced the British government to commence peace negotiations with the Americans?
Yorktown
Saratoga
Brandywine Creek
Camden
Long Island
Question 5
Britain met its personnel needs during the War for Independence by
I. raising the recruiting bonuses.
II. lowering physical requirements.
III. hiring foreign troops.
I
II
I and II
I, II and III
III
Question 6
All of the following conditions adopted by state constitutions during the Revolution are true except
I. They concentrated power in the popularly elected legislatures.
II. They all contained bills of rights.
III. They provided for weak executives and frequent elections.
IV. They abolished property and tax-paying qualifications for voting.
I and II
I, II and III
I, II, III and IV
IV
I
Question 7
Which of the following correctly describes the situation of Native Americans in the 1770s and 1780s?
As a result of the Treaty of Paris, they expected that their traditional rights would be protected and that their territorial claims would be dealt with justly by the United States.
They remained stubbornly rooted in their traditional ways, resisting participation in a larger world dominated by Europeans or white Americans.
Only the Oneidas and Tuscaroras, influenced by Congregationalist missionary Samuel Kirkland, sided with the British during the Revolution.
They fled their native lands—first the English colonies and then the United States—for the more hospitable political and social environment to be found in Spanish territory.
They continued to incorporate the most useful aspects of European culture into their own, combining elements of the old and new
Question 8
What is the name of the relationship that the Constitution established between the national and state governments?
functional separation of powers
bicameralism
virtual representation
federalism
localism
Question 9
Frederick von Steuben was the
commander of the Hessian forces employed by the British during the War for Independence.
representative of Prussia at the Paris peace conference.
man who turned the American army into a formidable fighting force.
leader of the Antifederalist forces in Pennsylvania.
Dutch merchant who was the first casualty in the American War for Independence.
Question 10
Which of the following problems challenged the confederation government?
the closing of West Indian trade to American merchants
an economic depression
continued British occupation of western forts
outbreaks of domestic violence
All of the above
1) American privateers seriously hampered Britain’s merchant marine
2) the assertion that government was based on the consent of the governed and that revolution, therefore, was sometimes justifiable.
3) France to support the United States publicly.
4) Yorktown
5) III
6) Don’t know.
7) Don’t know.
localism
9) man who turned the American army into a formidable fighting force
10) Don’t know.
battle of the delta(1178bc)>While there is no documentation for any pursuit of the defeated Sea Peoples, who fled to the Levant, Egypt was saved from the fate of total destruction.This is the first naval battle in the history.
Salamis, (480 BC)>. 371 Greek ships defeated 1,271 Persian ships in this decisive battle. Greek triremes had a crew of about 200 while their small penteconters had 50 oarsmen. With 1,642 ships altogether, it is thought possible that 200,000 sailors, soldiers and marines took part.
Cape Ecnomus, (256 BC)>. Like Salamis, Ecnomus was also a single engagement where 680 ships were fighting in a very small area. Some historians[who?] accept Roman claims that Rome had about 100,000 personnel. If this were true, which is unlikely, it would make it probable that at least 200,000 Roman and Carthaginian sailors and soldiers were involved.
Red Cliffs, (208 bc)>, the battle between Cao Cao and Sun Quan on China’s Yangtze River – the exact location is debated – during the late Han Dynasty. Cao Cao’s forces are said to have numbered 220,000–240,000 while Sun Quan’s fleet is said to have had 50,000 marines, the total claimed therefore being some 270,000 or 290,000 in all.
Actium, (31 BC)>. Battle between Mark Antony, Cleopatra and Octavian for control of the Roman world; more than 500 warships were involved
Yamen, (1279). The battle which ended the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty’s conquest of Southern Song Dynasty. It is claimed that more than 1,000 Song Dynasty warships were destroyed by the Yuan Dynasty near Yamen, Guangdong, China.
Lake Poyang, (1363)>. Claimed to be the largest battle in terms of personnel. Sailors of the Ming rebel force, said to be 200,000 strong, commanded by Zhu Yuanzhang, met a Han rebel force, claimed to be 650,000-strong, commanded by Chen Youliang, on Lake Poyang, China’s largest freshwater lake.
Lepanto, (1571). 212 Holy League galleys and galleasses against 272 or more Ottoman galleys, galliots etc (484+ total). The forces of the Holy League inflicted a crushing defeat on the Ottoman fleet. This was the last major naval battle, at least in the Western world, to be fought entirely or almost entirely between rowing vessels. Around 150,000 personnel took part in the battle. Lepanto is thought by some historians[who?] to have been the most decisive naval battle since Actium in 31 BC.The Turkish fleet lost more than 200 vessels and suffered at least 20,000 casualties.
Spanish Armada, (1588)>. In a series of engagements in the English Channel, a Spanish invasion fleet of 130 ships was driven north by English forces numbering nearly 200 ships. Rounding the British Isles into the Atlantic, the Armada was destroyed by powerful gales on its return to Spain.
the english armada (1589)>One year after the spanish armada,the queen elizabeth sent 18.000 soldiers against spain.Only 5000 came to england.Spain was the most powerful country in the sea until 1639 (battle of the downs)
Myeongnyang, (1597)>. A large Japanese assault on Admiral Yi’s remaining 13 ships. The Japanese attacked with 333, but were routed by the smaller force.
Battle of the downs(1639)>After this battle,holland was became in the first naval power in the world.
Cartagena de Indias, (1741)>. 186 British ships attacked Spanish fortifications and six warships in Cartagena de Indias (present-day Colombia), resulting in a major defeat and heavy losses for the British: 50 ships lost and 18,000 casualties. The battle is thought to be the largest military action in maritime history (in terms of tonnage) until the Battles of Normandy and Leyte Gulf surpassed it in 1944.
Battle of Chesapeake Bay (1781) – the French prevented Royal Navy from supplying Gen. Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, and 5 British ships were damaged with 336 casualties. Not a humiliating naval defeat, but the outcome was humiliating – the British army eventually surrendered because the Royal Navy failed to help them, and Britain therefore lost the war
Vyborg Bay, (1790)>. 257 Russian vs 241 Swedish sailing ships and rowing vessels (498 total) (neva.ru).
Trafalgar, (1805). A British fleet of 27 ships-of-the-line and six other vessels, commanded by Nelson, attacked and destroyed a combined French and Spanish fleet of 41 ships, including 33 ships-of-the-line, ultimately capturing 21 ships of the line and destroying another. Almost certainly the largest battle, at least until the American victory at Santiago in 1898, in terms of the damage and/or casualties inflicted by gunfire alone. One of the most decisive battles in history.
Jutland, (1916)>. The largest battle in terms tonnage of ships engaged and in terms of the total tonnage of ships involved in a single action. Possibly the largest battle-line action, in terms of numbers of ships engaged. The largest surface action and the largest ship-to-ship action, in terms of the tonnage of the ships e
Pearl Harbor, (1941). Six large Japanese aircraft carriers, the most powerful carrier force assembled up to that time, commanded by Chuichi Nagumo, made a surprise attack, with 353 aircraft in all, on the US Pacific Fleet’s base of Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu. 2,400 US military/naval personnel and civilians were killed and 1,280 wounded. However, this event is not usually referred to as a "battle".
Midway, (1942). The most decisive battle of the Pacific War. Midway was a crushing defeat for the Japanese navy, reversing the course of the Pacific War.
bay of pigs invasion(1961)>The cuban army defeats the american invasion,Castro holds the presidency of the Cuban goverment and U.S. through lost his first war
Ammius
despite to the battle os sluys,england lost the war and the battle of trafalgar in my opinion is more important that the battle of nile.
You say the battle of vyborg is less important.because isn,t a english battle no?That battle became russia in a world power .
a failed English raid on Cadiz? The english armada the British navy did not have the aim of attacking cadiz,drake was wanting destroy the half of spanish ships,wean portugal of spain and conquest the azores for help the english pirates attack the spanish colonies.
If drake,s plans were completed,the spanish empire entered into a major crisis.This is a great naval battle.
Great, but you forgot Midway. Can’t have this list without that.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1305558.ece
And what will the other countries contribute to this "EU army"?
Maybe the French could supply the white flags . . .
And what right would Gordon the Moron have to agree to this anyway – the navy belongs to the Queen, not him . . .
Oh Ray, give it a rest . . .
The Sun is indulging in a bit of yellow journalism. At PMQs Brown stated that such reports were totally untrue.
An "EU Army" has got no chance of getting its hands on a British carrier.
Apart from anything else while NATO exists there is no need for an EU Army. Why do you think that Sarkozy wants France to rejoin NATO?
Apart from anything else Sarkozy is as nutty as a fruitcake and about as popular in France as Maggie Thatcher was in the UK before the Right sanctified her.
Preferably British but everyone is welcome to answer.
I am in the middle of the application for RAF Commission (Supply/ Logistics branch). My question is, if I am accepted, what chance do I have of making friends? I am a friendly, approachable person always looking to meet new people and would very much like to make friends with other military personnel from all over the spectrum, both Officers and non-Commissioned soldiers from the Army, Marines and Navy as well as RAF, and maybe from other countries too.
A friend has told me that as an RAF Supply Officer my only really close friends will be others in this role, true? I joined Logistics in the hope that, by shifting large amounts of personnel and equipment that I’d get to meet people, and stay in contact with them, from every arm and rank of the forces. Is this possible? How much interaction am I likely to have with Navy/ Army (soldiers and Officers) as well as RAF?
Thanks!
PS, I mean friends for life, not just in passing.
If you’re not a grade A, straight laced by the book sort of officer, you’ll make friends regardless. But most of your friends will be officers, because they’ll be the ones you mix with most often.
The fact that you’re actually thinking about it implies you’ll have no problems.
It won’t be easy to make friends in other branches of the military, but you will get to know plenty of RAF guys initially since, assuming you’d be accomodated on a base somewhere, you’ll be working with them and living in the mess on your off duty time. It won’t just be the logistics guys you end up knowing. Your mate might be trying to help, but he’s wrong.
Once you get up the promotional tree a bit, there’s stuff like JCHQ you can try to get posted to where there’s a mixture of personnel from all services.
If you want to mix with everyone, get into whatever team sport you’d like to play. I’m in a hockey team in Portsmouth. As a result, I know one Commodore, two Captains, a Commander and several Lieutanants on first name terms, and I’m a bottom of the ladder Able Seaman (Seaman Specialist).
Good luck, crabfat!
(That’s the standard Navy slang for a RAF type. No insult intended!!)
Hi, i have a friend who wishes to join the Australian Navy but wants to join the communications part like supplying information to the troops e.t.c And also if you are not Aussie you can still join the Army right?
Your best bet is to consult the website for information
http://www.navy.gov.au/Main_Page
am prior service Army 11B. I been out of Army since Mar 25 2008. Now I am wanting to join the Navy reserves and be a Seabee Builder. I was going to Air Force reserves;but, they only had supply, MP, Firefighter for me and those jobs did’nt interest me at all. I decided to go for Navy reserves and they had AME, BU and I picked BU rate because of the $20,000 bonus and learn contruction. The recruiter told me I get $10,000 after my first drill weekend and $6,000 after A school is completed at Gulf Port, MS, plus this will all be in writing no bull. Now I am waiting for the paper work to get approved to get in the Navy reserves. I will make sure it is all in writing or I will pick the AME job, which has a $10,000 bonus. What is the Navy reserves like? What will I do one weekend a month, 2 weeks a year and 6 months for deployment? What is the life like? Are the people good or bad like the Army? Do Navy reserve Seabee Builders go on ships or stay on the ground? Ect? Don’t tell me to go Navy reserve.com, because they show the sunshine and rainbows of the Navy and not the real deal.
GULFPORT one word. Finished high school there ; )
there are casinos (or whats left of them). New Orleans is about an hour west of Gulfport. There isnt much to do ever since the hurricane katrina so the casinos are really the only fun things to do.
am prior service Army 11B. I been out of Army since Mar 25 2008. Now I am wanting to join the Navy reserves and be a Seabee Builder. I was going to Air Force reserves;but, they only had supply, MP, Firefighter for me and those jobs did’nt interest me at all. I decided to go for Navy reserves and they had AME, BU and I picked BU rate because of the $20,000 bonus and learn contruction. The recruiter told me I get $10,000 after my first drill weekend and $6,000 after A school is completed at Gulf Port, MS, plus this will all be in writing no bull. Now I am waiting for the paper work to get approved to get in the Navy reserves. I will make sure it is all in writing or I will pick the AME job, which has a $10,000 bonus. What is the Navy reserves like? What will I do one weekend a month, 2 weeks a year and 6 months for deployment? What is the life like? Are the people good or bad like the Army? Do Navy reserve Seabee Builders go on ships or stay on the ground? Ect? Don’t tell me to go Navy reserve.com, because they show the sunshine and rainbows of the Navy and not the real deal.
I myself will be entering the Navy Reserves after 9 years active and also switched to the BU job in the Seabees. They can be either on land or on ship. They all perform there job on land it just depends on how they get to where they need to be. The Navy as a hole has been great to me. You being a prior service guy will see that especially when you head to A school. Drill weekends will consist of plenty of training and weapons quals. The Seabees are a huge support force for the Marine Corps. My unit is actually deployed in Iraq right now in the Al Anbar Province. Good luck who knows maybe we will see each other in A school
From what i’ve heard the military in general is not always up to date on the top of the line products, sometimes they just kind of cheap out. Can someone in the marines, army, navy, etc buy gear that is not issued to them because it costs too much for the government to supply?
I’m not talking about buying rocket launchers and flame throwers, just like better guns, better armor, etc.
You can get your own gear in most cases but you can not modify a government issued weapon as that might violate the Geneva Conventions/ Law of Armed Conflict*.
I will add that those members in special ops can do things the regular force can not do. While not "allowed" it is often allowed, for good reasons.
If you can, what do you think Karl Marx and Adam SMith think of
-Navy Pier
-Stock market
-salvation army
-the chicago tribune headquaters
Please think using their phiosophys.
Philosophy of Adam smith: the price of a good or service is determined by supply and demand for that particular good or service. If a man works 15 years to make a product it would still be worthless if nobody wants it.
Karl Marx-the value of a product is determined only by the labor of the worker who puts in his effort to create the good or service. This is called the Labor Theory of Value. Since land should be free and equally accessible to everyone and every capital good (machinery, etc) is ultimately a product of labor, Labor is the only factor of prodcution that determines value
that is an interesting question, i believe marx would support them considering he is the father of the idea of communism, which is designed to benefit the people
i dont knoow about smith though…
All of the following were difficulties for Britain during the War for Independence except
it had a large but ill-trained army.
it had difficulty in supplying the army.
its navy had been weakened by budget cuts.
American privateers seriously hampered Britain’s merchant marine.
it had a rising financial burden that the politically influential landed gentry was increasingly reluctant to shoulder.
——————————————————————————–
Question 2
Of all the political innovations of the era of the American Revolution, which can be considered the most radical?
the theory that power within a government had to be restrained through a series of checks and balances.
the realization that both houses of a bicameral legislature represented all the people, not just narrowly defined classes.
the idea that political institutions should be judged by the standard of whether they served the public good rather than the interests of the powerful few.
the assertion that government was based on the consent of the governed and that revolution, therefore, was sometimes justifiable.
the introduction of government with powers divided among three branches.
——————————————————————————–
Question 3
The Battle of Saratoga was significant to the American Revolution because it convinced
France to support the United States publicly.
Spain to support the United States publicly.
the Netherlands to support the United States publicly.
Russia to support the United States publicly.
Sweden to support the United States publicly.
——————————————————————————–
Question 4
Which of the following battles forced the British government to commence peace negotiations with the Americans?
Yorktown
Saratoga
Brandywine Creek
Camden
Long Island
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Question 5
Britain met its personnel needs during the War for Independence by
I. raising the recruiting bonuses.
II. lowering physical requirements.
III. hiring foreign troops.
I
II
I and II
I, II and III
III
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Question 6
All of the following conditions adopted by state constitutions during the Revolution are true except
I. They concentrated power in the popularly elected legislatures.
II. They all contained bills of rights.
III. They provided for weak executives and frequent elections.
IV. They abolished property and tax-paying qualifications for voting.
I and II
I, II and III
I, II, III and IV
IV
I
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Question 7
Which of the following correctly describes the situation of Native Americans in the 1770s and 1780s?
As a result of the Treaty of Paris, they expected that their traditional rights would be protected and that their territorial claims would be dealt with justly by the United States.
They remained stubbornly rooted in their traditional ways, resisting participation in a larger world dominated by Europeans or white Americans.
Only the Oneidas and Tuscaroras, influenced by Congregationalist missionary Samuel Kirkland, sided with the British during the Revolution.
They fled their native lands—first the English colonies and then the United States—for the more hospitable political and social environment to be found in Spanish territory.
They continued to incorporate the most useful aspects of European culture into their own, combining elements of the old and new.
——————————————————————————–
Question 8
What is the name of the relationship that the Constitution established between the national and state governments?
functional separation of powers
bicameralism
virtual representation
federalism
localism
——————————————————————————–
Question 9
Frederick von Steuben was the
commander of the Hessian forces employed by the British during the War for Independence.
representative of Prussia at the Paris peace conference.
man who turned the American army into a formidable fighting force.
leader of the Antifederalist forces in Pennsylvania.
Dutch merchant who was the first casualty in the American War for Independence.
——————————————————————————–
Question 10
Which of the following problems challenged the confederation government?
the closing of West Indian trade to American merchants
an
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