These quizzes were made to test not only your attention to detail and whether you absorb what you read, but also whether or not you understand what happened during the conflict. These quizzes are based on the information that is displayed and the answers that we classify as correct could be subject to disagreement. Wherever possible, select the most correct answer.
1) What was Sir Pierre van Ryneveld struggling to get the Department of Defence to understand about the training of cadets (especially mechanics) and their wages? The artisans/cadets were committed to the SAAF and they just needed better benefits The artisans/cadets wanted to be employed under the conditions of Public Service The training of cadets as flying officers and youths in technical trades required more pay No sooner were artisans/cadets trained before they were lured away by the trade through offers of better pay.
2) What was the date of the SAAF's first involvement in South Africa? 1918 1925 1922 1923
3) What was it that they were involved in? The SAAF provided ground support during an Anti-Apartheid rally The SAAF provided ground support during a Miners Strike The SAAF provided aerial support to ground forces during an Anti-Apartheid rally The SAAF provided aerial support to ground forces during a Miners Strike
4) What other things did the SAAF do to help develop South Africa? Airmail service, aerial photography, transporting diamonds and even spraying eucalyptus plantations Aerial reconnaissance, aerial photography, transporting diamonds and even importing foreign materials Coastal reconnaissance, spraying eucalyptus plantations and even an airmail service None of the above
5) Even after the First World War, the economy was still struggling. What added pressure to the Defence Budget? The First World War The Second World War The Great Depression The Anti-Apartheid activists
6) Due to this pressure, serious organisational changes occurred. Who was placed in charge of the SAAF? The Minister of Defence Col Pierre van Ryneveld Air Corporal W.J Johns The Director of Air Services (DAS)
What happened in 1934 to the economy? It began an upward trend and was being rationalised It began a further downward trend and was being expanded It began a further downward trend and was being downsized It began an upward trend and was being expanded
8) What was so special about the Westland Wapiti? It was the only aircraft that survived the First World War and was still in service It was the only aircraft that was manufactured outside the country It was the only aircraft to have been manufactured inside the country It was the only aircraft to have laser guided arms
9) The decision made by the Minister of Defence to expand had a _______ effect on the Air Force. Negative Interesting Significant Numbers 1 and 3
10) What does UDF stand for? United Defence Federation Union National Force United Defect Force Union Defence Force
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