AS100-U3C4L1 - The Army Air Corps - Study Guide Page 1 Name: Flt Date: 1 What is the term for functioning as a branch of another military organization? A Auxiliary B Ordnance C Corps D Sub branch 2 What action resulted in the creation of the Army Air Service in 1918? A World War I pilots petitions B Congress passing a new law C A presidential executive order D A voter referendum 3 What did Congress cut back on after World War I? A Taxes B Defense spending C Commercial aviation funding D Army spending; it wanted to invest more in air power 4 Who launched a major public relations campaign for an air force independent of the Army and Navy? A President Woodrow Wilson C The US Department of War D Edward Rickenbacker 5 What event in 1921 convinced the Navy to build aircraft carriers? A Brig Gen Billy Mitchell s speeches B A presidential executive order C An attack at Pearl Harbor D The sinking of the German battleship Ostfriesland 6 What did 1st Lt Russell Maughan s flight from New York to San Francisco prove? A That transcontinental flight was possible B That the Curtiss PW-8 should be adapted for military use C That around-the-world flight would transform the way militaries fought wars D That if the country were attacked, airplanes could fly in one day to defend the area under attack 7 What is the term for a military supply such as weapons, ammunition, combat vehicles, and equipment? A Overhaul B Ordnance C Annex D Weaponry
AS100-U3C4L1 - The Army Air Corps - Study Guide Page 2 8 Which was not a recommendation made by the Morrow Board in 1925? A Rename the Army Air Service the Army Air Corps B Give the Army Air Corps a seat on the Army General Staff C Allocate funds directly for air power D Appoint an assistant secretary of war for air power 9 When did the Air Corps Act become law? A 1918 B 1925 C 1926 D 1939 10 Who is sometimes called the father of US Air Force precision bombing? A Maj Gen Henry Hap Arnold C Col Ulysses S. Nero D Maj Gen Benjamin Foulois 11 Why was the change from the Army Air Service to Army Air Corps significant? A The corps gained full independence B The corps could conduct independent missions C The corps was headed by an General Headquarters Air Force (GHQ) D The new name better reflected the actual mission 12 What is a branch or department of the armed forces having a specialized function? A Auxiliary B Annex C Special Arms D Corps 13 What did President Franklin D. Roosevelt speak to Congress about on 12 January 1939? A Cutting funding for the Army Air Corps B Commercial aviation C The need to rebuild the US military D The insubordination of Brig Gen Billy Mitchell 14 Which of the following was not a significant step in increasing the number of pilots available to the Army Air Corps? A Civilian flight schools s air power demonstrations C Acceptance of black pilots D Civilian reserve pilots
AS100-U3C4L1 - The Army Air Corps - Study Guide Page 3 15 Who helped bring about the all-black 99th Pursuit Squadron of Tuskegee, Alabama? A Maj Gen Hap Arnold B Senator Harry Truman C Brig Gen Billy Mitchell D President Franklin D. Roosevelt 16 What did Army Air Corps officers focus on in the 1930s? A Recruiting pilots B Training pilots C Obtaining more funding D Aircraft development 17 The Army Air Corps held a design competition for a multiengine bomber in 1935. Which aircraft manufacturer won the competition? A Douglas B Boeing C Lockheed D Curtiss 18 After a new bomber entered the US arsenal in 1935, what did the Army realize it now needed? A Better pursuit planes B New types of bombers C Nuclear bombs D Better reconnaissance planes 19 When did the Army Air Corps become the Army Air Forces? A 1936 B 1939 C 1941 D 1947 20 What argument did advocates for an independent Air Force use? A As part of the Army, air power would remain underfunded and underdeveloped B The Army didn t recruit enough pilots to adequately support air power C The Army placed too much emphasis on bombers and not enough on observation aircraft D As part of the Army, air power would eventually be eliminated 21 Who was the biggest proponent of keeping the Air Corps in the Army? A The President C The War Department D The Army General Staff
AS100-U3C4L1 - The Army Air Corps - Study Guide Page 4 22 How did objectors to an independent Air Force view air power? A As an offensive weapon B As a waste of the War Department s money C As no more than long-range artillery D As no more than an observation aid 23 Who did the General Headquarters Air Force (GHQ) answer to? A The War Department B The President C The Army D The Air Corps 24 Who was the senior (commanding) officer of the General Headquarters Air Force? A Brig Gen Billy Mitchell B Brig Gen Frank Andrews C Maj Gen Hap Arnold D Secretary of War George H. Dern 25 What occurrence was not witnessed during the years between World War I and World War II? A A growth spurt in the Air Corps B Major advances in bombers and pursuit aircraft C Increasing fear of war D The independence of the US Air Force
AS100-U3C4L1 - The Army Air Corps - Study Guide Page 5 Answer Key: AS100-U3C4L1 - The Army Air Corps - Study Guide Question: Answer 1 A 2 C 3 B 4 B 5 D 6 D 7 B 8 C 9 C 10 C 11 B 12 D 13 C 14 B 15 B 16 D 17 B 18 A 19 C 20 A 21 D 22 C 23 C 24 B 25 D