by The Major
How well you do know military history, chicken hawk? This Rightardia quiz is about US wars. If the quiz was
supposed to be easy, the government would have issued the answers.
1. The Civil War was fought according to the majority of US historians and Wikipedia because the US government
a. wanted to abolish slavery in the US
b. wanted to prevent the institution of slavery from expanding into new US territories
c. wanted to quell a growing state's rights movement in the South
d. all of the above are correct
2. Many historians believe the Civil War would have ended sooner if Lincoln
a. had chosen a more able general than George B. McClellan to lead union forces at the start of the war
b. had promoted Robert E. Lee to brigadier so he would have remained with the Union Army
c. had authorized the assassination of Jefferson Davis in 1862
d. had allowed Major General William T. Sherman to start his March to the Sea in 1862
3. General John J. Pershing was criticized for his leadership during World War 1
a. because he was not an aggressive leader during battles
b. he was often drunk during combat
c. he sacrificed many American soldiers just days before the war ended
d. he married a German baroness shortly after the war ended
4. Many historians indicate the US would have suffered even worse losses during Pearl harbor if
a. the battleships in the harbor had been attacked while at sea
b. the US aircraft carriers had been in the harbor
c. the Japanese had used two man submarines to attack Pearl harbor
d. both A and B are correct
5. The biggest battle is World War 2 was
a. the Normandy Invasion
b. the invasion of Okinawa
c. the Battle of Kursk
d. the Battle of Stalingrad
6. According to Wikipedia and most military historians, the best tank in World War 2 was
a. the M4 Sherman
b. German Mk. V Panther
c. German Mk. IV Tiger
d. Russian T-34
7. Which of the following tactical weapons were invented during World War 2
a. the assault rifle
b. night vision goggles
c. jet aircraft
d. all of the above
8. Which of the following are true about Japanese in World War 2.
a. the Japanese believed the fighting spirit of its armed forces were more important than technology.
b. the Japanese used bacteriological warfare against Chinese forces.
c. the Japanese Zero was superior to US fighter aircraft when World War 2 started.
d. all of the above are true.
9. This aircraft was the best fighter aircraft during the Korean War
a. the MiG 15
b. Grumman F9F Panther
c. Lockheed P-80 shooting Star
d. North American F86 Sabre Jet
10. The North Vietnamese fired volleys of these telephone polls at B-52 aircraft during Rolling Thunder
a. SA-2 Guideline
b. SA-3 Goa
c. SA-5 Gammon
d. SA-9 Gaskin
Answers: 1-B, 2-A, 3-C, 4-D, 5-C, 6-D, 7-D, 8-D, 9-A, 10-A
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