WW1
how was WW1 fought?
AKA: what type of warfare is it?
trench warfare
Who was the inventor of Facism?
Hint: think bald, disgruntled socialist, HE IS NOT FROM GERMANY
Benito Mussolini
What was the name of the divide between Capitalism and Communism in Europe called?
Hint: Churchill said it in a speech in the US
the Iron Curtain
Best Machine Gun EVER (in my opinion), produced by Browning and still used to this day.
M2 Browning
Gun that did the longest sniper kill
the Alligator
Name one nation that fought in this war (excluding colonial troops)
USA, Britain, France, Belgium, Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Serbia, Japan, Italy, Bulgaria, ETC.
What were the three main fronts in WW2?
Eastern, Western and Pacific
The atom bombs were upgraded to ________
(almost immediately after the start of the cold war)
Hydrogen bombs
What planes were produced, one every hour, at Willow Run?
B24 Liberators
Brawler that shoots a pistol is probably named after this gun company
What great "Alliance" produced poison gas known as Chlorine Gas?
Haber-Bosch
In what operation was the attempted assassination of Hitler was? This is by the German Government, not the allies.
Operation Valkyrie
How did the west supply West Berlin during the blockade of Berlin?
Replaced M1903 Springfield
M1 Garand
Expensive sub machine gun sold to Britain in the early days of WW2
Thompson, Chicago Typewriter, or the Tommy Gun
What was the first tank on tank engagement in history?
The Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux
What was Germany's "Final Push" on the western front called?
The Battle of the Bulge
What did the USSR call the Berlin Wall?
The Anti Fascist Rampart
Replaced Thompson because it was much easier to produce, notorious in the Pacific Front
Grease Gun, or M3
Known simply as "the Buzzsaw"
MG42
At what battle were tanks first deployed?
Battle of Flers–Courcelette
Who hauled the majority of the enriched uranium for the Manhattan project?
Technically with a partner, but no one knows who he is so...
Hint: He is one of the founders of waffle house
Tom Forkner
What was the Eastern Bloc's response to the Marshall Plan?
Comecon
Which is better: B17 or B24?
B17
Main German submachine gun during WW2
MP 40