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Why was the Department of War name changed to the Department of Defense?
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∙ 14y ago
Many felt that the name, Department of War, was too aggresive. It was one of the four original departments in Washington's first cabinet. The name was changed when the National Security Act was passed in 1947 which combined the Department of War and the Department of the Navy, and it was called the National Military Establishment. An act to amend the NSA was passed by Congress in 1949 and the name was changed to Department of Defense. Under the act, the Secretary of Defense was created, appointed by the President with consent of the Senate. The Secretary supervises the entire military.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 8y agoAfter WW2 it was decided to rename the Department of War as "Defense" sounds less offensive than "War".
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Who is the US secretary of war?
The position of Secretary of War refers to the leader of the War Department. This agency and position was disbanded in the US in 1947, after WWII. The most similar agency in the US is now the Department of Defense, headed by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
What is the original name of the department of defense?
The Department of War.
What was the original name of the Department of Defense?
Department of war was its original name.
What was the name original name of the department defense?
Department of war was its original name.
What was the original name for the Department of Defense?
What is now called the Department of Defense was originally named the Department of War.
What other name is the Defense Department known by?
War Department during times of declared war
What was the orginal name of the department of defense?
War Dept.
What department was originally called the war department in 1789?
its Department of WarIt was renamed the Department of Defense following WWII.Defense, (originally called the War Department), 1789
When and why was department of war changed to department of defense?
Department of War is used during a wartime period. It changes to Department of Defense in peace time...............
What department is once called the Department of War?
The department that was once called the Department of War is now known as the Department of Defense.
What is the name of the cabinet department that replaced secretary of war department?
The Secretary of Defense replaced the Secretary of War as well as the Secretary of the Navy.
What was the first name given to the US Department of Defense?
James V. Forrestal was the first Secretary of Defense. Forrestal was previously the Secretary of the Navy until the Department of Defense came in to being when president Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947. On September 18, 1947, the Department of War was divided into the Department of the Army and the Department of the Air Force, both of which joined the Department of the Navy as part of the new National Military Establishment (NME)--changed to Department of Defense in 1949, in part because the acronmy sounds like the word "enemy."
