United States Army

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was United States Army built?June 14, 1775
2. What is the total strength (2022 projection)?1,005,725 soldiers
3. What is the seniority?The most senior branch of the United States armed services
4. When did the U.S. Army start?It began as the Continental Army on June 14, 1775, and became the U.S. Army on June 3, 1784.
5. How many people are in the Army?In 2022 the Army had more than one million soldiers, including the Regular Army, National Guard, and Reserve.

Continental Army: The initial military force established by the Second Continental Congress to defend the colonies.
Department of Defense: The executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the armed forces.
Land Dominance: The strategic objective of controlling and dominating the land environment in military operations.
Joint Chiefs of Staff: The body of the highest-ranking military officers of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.