The American Revolution
This 1775 battle was the first of the war, with "the shot heard 'round the world
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The war began in 1861 after this fort was attacked by the Confederacy
Fort Sumter
The assassination of this archduke sparked World War I
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This surprise attack led to U.S. entry into WWII
Pearl Harbor
This Cold War theory said that if one country fell to communism, others would follow
Domino Theory
This document, adopted in 1776, formally declared the colonies independent from Britain
Declaration of Independence
President of the Confederate States during the war
Jefferson Davis
The U.S. entered the war in this year
1917
The Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944 is better known by this name
What is D-Day
The communist forces from North Vietnam were known by this name
Viet Cong
He was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
George Washington
The 1863 speech by Abraham Lincoln that began with "Four score and seven years ago
Gettysburg Address
This was the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
Central Powers
He was the British Prime Minister during most of WWII
Winston Churchill
This major 1968 offensive shocked Americans and turned public opinion
Tet Offensive
France entered the war as an American ally after this 1777 battle victory
Battle of Saratoga
This general accepted the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House
Ulysses S. Grant
This type of warfare dominated the Western Front
trench warfare
This project led to the creation of the atomic bomb
Manhattan Project
He was the U.S. president who escalated American involvement in Vietnam in the 1960s
Lyndon B. Johnson
This traitor attempted to surrender West Point to the British
Benedict Arnold
This 1862 battle was the single bloodiest day in American military history
Battle of Antietam
This treaty officially ended the war in 1919
Treaty of Versailles
This battle was a turning point in the Pacific and a major U.S. naval victory
Battle of Midway
The Vietnam War ended in this year when Saigon fell
1975