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1.  Where was the first American attempt at mine warfare in the Revolutionary War carried out?

2.  Who constructed research in the early 1800's, demonstrating that ships were vulnerable to underwater explosions?

3.  Answer BOTH questions below in the space provided:

A.  What was the famous Civil War sea battle in which mines played a crucial part?

B.  Who was the Union naval commander, and what was his famous directive?

4.  Following the Russo-Japanese War, why was there an attempt to place international legal restrictions on some aspects of mine warfare?

5.  What are the three principal aspects of mine warfare?

6.  How is defensive mining used?

7.  How is offensive mining used?

8.  Answer BOTH questions below in the space provided:

A.  What was the most extensive Allied mining effort in World War I?

B.  What was it designed to do?

9.  What two new offensive minelaying methods were employed during World War II?

10.  What secret German mine was captured early in World War II, enabling the British to develop countermeasures against this major German weapon?

11.  Where were Japanese defensive mining operations conducted in the Pacific in World War II?

12.  What are the major methods by which mines can be planted?

13.  Answer BOTH questions below in the space provided:

A.  How are moored mines kept at predetermined depths so they may be used against either small craft or major vessels?

B.  What is their main disadvantage?

14.  Answer BOTH questions below in the space provided:

A.  Why was the bottom mine developed?

B.  What are its major limitations and advantages.

15.  Answer BOTH questions below in the space provided:

A.  What are the three basic types of influence mines?

B.  What is a fourth type that complicates sweeping?

16.  What are the two methods of treating a ship's steel hull to decrease magnetic effects that actuate magnetic mines?

17.  What new type of platform was developed for minesweeping operations in the 1970's?

18.  What is often the most profound impact of the mine on an enemy?

19.  How can mines be used to change the geography of the ocean battlefield?