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20 Cards in this Set
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What was the name of the US ship that sank in Havanah harbor in 1898 |
USS Maine |
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How many marines were awarded the medal of honor for their actions in the boxer rebellion |
33 |
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Who was the most noted marine for his actions in the boxer rebellion |
Pvt Dan Daly |
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Name the 6 countries in which there was a conflict in what was known as the banana wars |
Panama, Cuba, Nicaragua, Vera Cruz Mexico, Haiti, Dominican republic |
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Who was the 1st USMC aviator |
Lt Alfred A Cunningham |
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In what year did WWI begin |
1914 but U.S. involvement in 1917 |
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Under which president did WWI begin |
Woodrow Wilson |
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Who was the commander of the American expeditionary force that landed in Liverpool when the US entered WWI |
Maj Gen John J "black jack" Pershing |
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What are the USMC regiments who were most instrumental in the battles of Belleau, soissons, and blanc Mont ridge in WWI |
The 5th and 6th |
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What does Teufelhunden mean |
Devil dogs |
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What is the name of the treaty that ended WWI |
The treaty of Versailles |
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Who was the first woman in the marine corps |
Opha Mae Johnson |
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In what year did the secretary of the navy authorize women to enlist in the USMC |
1918 |
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When the serious study of amphibious assault was undertaken during the banana wars and after wwi, the first manual for ____ was made |
Landing operations |
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In what year did general John a Lejeune see combat for the first time |
Mexican American war |
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Gen John A Lejeune was the ___ commandant of the USMC |
13th |
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How many years did Gen Lejeune serve as commandant |
9 |
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In which ways did Gen Lejeune formalize the marine corps ball |
Birthday message, troop formations, marine corps ball |
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What are the official colors of the marine corps and what do they represent |
Scarlet- the blood marines have shed Good- shows the world marines are bold |
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Who is authorized the wear the french fourragere |
The 5th and 6th regiments |
