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ExpeditionaryHistory
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Question | Answer |
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Conditions that led to the formation of the U.S. Navy. | In an effort to disrupt the British Naval supply routes, General George Washington established a sea based offensive against the British. |
Qualities that characterize the Navy/Marine Corps team as instruments to support national policies. | readiness, flexibility, self-sustainability, and mobility. |
Conditions that led to the creation of the Seabees | If they were attacked and attempted to defend themselves, these civilians could be regarded as guerrillas. |
March 5 1942 | Seabees were allowed to use the name SEABEES |
Battle of Coral Sea | Fought entirley by plane. 4-8 May 1942 |
Invasion of Normandy | Largest amphibious attack June 6 1944 |
Battle of Midway | Turning point of the war in the Pacific. US broke the Japanese cypher. 4-7 Jun 1942 |
Conditions that led to the creation of Navy EOD | When bomb disposal experts and Seabees got togther in 1943 to devise methods for removing obstacles placed by Germans off the beaches of France. |