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Dozer523 · 12-05-2011, 13:01

1. What is a Resistance?
a. An effort by individuals or groups to resist, oppose or overthrow the established government or occupying powers.

2. What forms can a Resistance take?
a. Passive non-cooperation – boycotts, strikes and civil-disobedience or
b. Active – sabotage, terrorism, guerrilla warfare

3. What is a Resistance Movement?
a. The organized effort by some part of the civil population to resist

4. What are the pre-requisites of a successful Resistance Movement?
a. Unity of effort, Support of the people, Will to resist, Leadership, Discipline, Intelligence, Propaganda, Favorable Environment, Outside assistance, Will to win

5. What are the five general stages in the development of a Resistance movement?
a. Clandestine organization, Psychological offensive, Expansion phase, Militarization phase, Consolidation phase

6. What are the basic elements of the Resistance Movement?
a. The Underground, Auxiliary, the Guerrillas

7. What is the Underground?
a. The clandestine, covert element

8. What is the Auxiliary?
a. The element established to provide organized civilian support for the guerrillas

9. What are the Guerrillas?
a. The overt military arm, organized along military lines to conduct operations in enemy or enemy held territory

10. Who designates the Un-conventional Warfare Operational Area (UWOA)?
a. The Unified Command

11. What are the seven phases of a US sponsored resistance?
1. Psychological Preparation
Purpose is to accept sponsorship by and the presence of US personnel
2. Initial contact
Allows accurate ascertainment of Resistance potential, arranges reception and ensures initial assistance
3. Infiltration
Clandestine infiltration, contact with the resistance, como with the SFOB, movement to the Guerrilla Base, Area Assessment begins.
4. Organization
Rapport established command structure and relationship defined, Cadre traing programs
5. Build up
Expansion of the resistance elements and activities
6. Combat Employment
Numerous and wide scale raids, ambushes, and demolitions, Continued Psychological Operations, and expansion
7. Demobilization
After the mission has been accomplished, Arms and ammunition are collected, Resistance force aided by government to return to previous occupations.

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Dozer523 BANNED USER Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,751	Study Guide. Fundamentals of Unconventional Warfare 1. What is a Resistance? a. An effort by individuals or groups to resist, oppose or overthrow the established government or occupying powers. 2. What forms can a Resistance take? a. Passive non-cooperation – boycotts, strikes and civil-disobedience or b. Active – sabotage, terrorism, guerrilla warfare 3. What is a Resistance Movement? a. The organized effort by some part of the civil population to resist 4. What are the pre-requisites of a successful Resistance Movement? a. Unity of effort, Support of the people, Will to resist, Leadership, Discipline, Intelligence, Propaganda, Favorable Environment, Outside assistance, Will to win 5. What are the five general stages in the development of a Resistance movement? a. Clandestine organization, Psychological offensive, Expansion phase, Militarization phase, Consolidation phase 6. What are the basic elements of the Resistance Movement? a. The Underground, Auxiliary, the Guerrillas 7. What is the Underground? a. The clandestine, covert element 8. What is the Auxiliary? a. The element established to provide organized civilian support for the guerrillas 9. What are the Guerrillas? a. The overt military arm, organized along military lines to conduct operations in enemy or enemy held territory 10. Who designates the Un-conventional Warfare Operational Area (UWOA)? a. The Unified Command 11. What are the seven phases of a US sponsored resistance? 1. Psychological Preparation Purpose is to accept sponsorship by and the presence of US personnel 2. Initial contact Allows accurate ascertainment of Resistance potential, arranges reception and ensures initial assistance 3. Infiltration Clandestine infiltration, contact with the resistance, como with the SFOB, movement to the Guerrilla Base, Area Assessment begins. 4. Organization Rapport established command structure and relationship defined, Cadre traing programs 5. Build up Expansion of the resistance elements and activities 6. Combat Employment Numerous and wide scale raids, ambushes, and demolitions, Continued Psychological Operations, and expansion 7. Demobilization After the mission has been accomplished, Arms and ammunition are collected, Resistance force aided by government to return to previous occupations.
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