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Evolution of Warfare Worksheet
Complete
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PartiallyWar
Done
Answer the following questions about the Evolution
of Warfare
from the Spanish-American
through
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the Iraq War. Answers can be found in your textbooks
or in your class discussion notes.
The Spanish-American War
p171-172
1. Define Cavalry in your own words. ______________________________________________________
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The Great War/World War I
p192-193/205-208
1. Define Stalemate in your own words and how it applies to this war.
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2. (a) Define Trench Warfare in your own words. (b) Why did this lead to a stalemate?
a. ___________________________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________________________
3. Define No Man’s Land in your own words. _______________________________________________
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4. The Germans used a new naval weapon in great numbers for the first time. What was this new weapon?
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5. Name three new weapons (not including the one mentioned in question #4) used in World War I.
a. ___________________________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________________________________________
6. What was a large-scale attack in World War I was called?
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7. What was the Allied strategy developed to combat the threat of German unrestricted submarine warfare?
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World War II
p280/289-301/176,192
1. Tactics in World War II differed from World War I because of improvements in weapons and different
locations of fighting. Explain what the following World War II tactics were.
a. Blitzkrieg - ________________________________________________________________________
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b. Island Hopping - ___________________________________________________________________
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c. Invasion (Italy, Normandy, etc.) - _____________________________________________________
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2. The following weapons were used for the first time in World War II. Tell “how” and “why” they were
used.
a. Aircraft Carriers – How - _____________________________________________________________
Why - _______________________________________________________________________________
b. Atomic Bombs – How - ______________________________________________________________
Why - _______________________________________________________________________________
c. Kamikaze – How - __________________________________________________________________
Why - _______________________________________________________________________________
3. What roll did Washington State play in the creation of the first atomic bombs?
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The Korean War
p322-323
1. Why do you think there was so little change in the tactics and weapons between World War II and the
Korean War?
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The Vietnam War
p383-389
1. The Viet Cong used a strategy against the stronger Americans that allowed them to not get massacred.
What was this kind of warfare called and describe it in five words or less?
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2. What were the American missions called (in the text) that were meant to root out and defeat the Viet Cong?
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3. What American war was similar to the Vietnam War in that a major world power was fighting against a
much smaller, much lesser equipped force and yet struggled to be successful?
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4. What was the purpose in using Agent Orange in Vietnam? Explain the purpose in one sentence.
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The War in Iraq
p427
1. What are the rebel fighters in Iraq called (by the text) and how are they similar to the Viet Cong from
Vietnam?
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Comparing Wars
1. Does where a war is fought have any impact on the tools (weaponry, vehicles, etc.) or tactics used? Why
or why not?
Yes/ No
because … ______________________________________________________________
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2. How and why have tactics changed in the wars mentioned in this unit? Give three changes and tell what
caused the change in one sentence each.
a. __________________________________________________________________________________
b. __________________________________________________________________________________
c. __________________________________________________________________________________
3. Certain new weapons (poison gas, atomic bombs, etc.) have been used in past wars but not since, why do
you think this is so?
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