FMF Corps History 3

Question 1

What historic event on November 10, 1775, marks the birthday of the United States Marine Corps?

Accepted Answer

Resolution of the Continental Congress establishing the Continental Marines

Answer

On November 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution establishing two battalions of Continental Marines, considered the founding date of the Marine Corps.

Question 2

During the Mexican-American War, Marines participated in the capture of which city, referenced in the Marine Hymn as the 'Halls of Montezuma'?

Accepted Answer

Mexico City

Answer

Marines participated in the assault and capture of Mexico City in September 1847, fighting at Chapultepec Castle, which was nicknamed the 'Halls of Montezuma.'

Question 3

Which amphibious operation in August 1942 marked the first major American offensive of World War II and the first Marine offensive landing?

Accepted Answer

Operation Watchtower (Guadalcanal)

Answer

Operation Watchtower, the invasion of Guadalcanal on August 7, 1942, was the first major U.S. offensive of World War II and the first offensive amphibious landing by Marines.

Question 4

The Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) in Arlington, Virginia, is based on a photograph taken by which photographer?

Accepted Answer

Joe Rosenthal

Answer

Joe Rosenthal's photograph of the second flag raising on Iwo Jima's Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945, served as the model for the Marine Corps War Memorial.

Question 5

Which Marine officer is credited with developing modern amphibious warfare doctrine in the interwar period (1920s–1930s)?

Accepted Answer

Pete Ellis

Answer

Major Earl 'Pete' Ellis authored 'Advanced Base Operations in Micronesia' in 1921, which accurately predicted and detailed island-hopping warfare against Japan nearly 20 years before World War II.

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FMF Corps History 3