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9. \"'hat arc the major advantages of RoRo ships? CRIT ICAL THINKING
10. \-Vhat are five ways in which the U.S. merchant marine
I. Obtain economic data for the nations of Japan and Great
contributes to national defense?
Britain from the "CIA ractbook" IIHernet p<lges or any other
II . \-Vhat is the mission of the Militaqr Se<llift Command? economic reference. Compare and contrast these nations in
12. A. How con MSC ships be identified? reg<lrd to their imports/exports of food, fuel, other energy
sources, and manufi.lCtured goods.
B. \-Vhat dcsiglHltor is llsed to identify them?
2. Trace the decline of the American merchant marine from
13. A. \"'h)' are increasingly larger ships being constructed for the
Civil \-Var days to the present, citing the major factors invoh'ed
world's merchant marine?
and effects 011 U.S. foreign tmde.
It How could this be a military disadvantage in the event
of war?
VOCABULARY
14. How ma)' merchant ships be lIsed in direct support of military
operations?
subsidies rebates
containership U.S.-Oog ships
auxiliary combatant jumbo t'.l11kcr
USNS/USS LNG carrier
RRf ships RoRo ships
heavy lift requirements modular weapons installations