World War 2
He was the British Prime Minister during World War 2 whose stirring speeches and leadership helped guide Britain through its "Darkest Hour"
Winston Churchill
This is name of the space agency founded in 1958 to combine and focus American efforts in the Space Race
NASA
Mao Zedong
This was colonial name of the French-ruled region that included Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia until 1954
French Indochina
This European country was the center of the Roman Empire and Renaissance Europe, but was not technically united into a single kingdom until 1861
Italy
This was the name of the alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War 2
The Axis Powers
Neil Armstrong
This was the last Chinese Imperial Dynasty, founded by Dorgon when his Manchu Banner Armies conquered Han China, it expanded Chinese territory to its largest extent until collapsing in 1912
The Qing Dynasty
This was the name of the South Vietnamese rebel group that supported the communist North Vietnamese during the Vietnam War
The Vietcong
This famous city is the capital and largest population center of France
Paris
World War 2 in Europe began when Adolf Hitler invaded this Eastern European country in September 1939, triggering its alliance with Britain and France
Poland
This US president of the 1960s increased funding for the American space program and made the promise that America would go to the moon by the end of the decade
John F. Kennedy (JFK)
He was the disciple of Sun Yat-sen who led the Kuomintang on the Northern Expedition to conquer the feuding Warlords and unify China, however he and his forces would have to flee to Taiwan in 1949 after losing to the communists
Chiang Kai-shek
This massive assault by North Vietnamese forces on over 100 different cities in 1968 was a military defeat for the NVA, but demonstrated to many Americans that claims that "victory was in sight" in Vietnam were not true
The Tet Offensive
This European country, first united in 1871, was split in two during the Cold War along with its capital
Germany
The bloody and brutal Soviet victory in this key city on the Volga River stopped the Nazis from reaching the oil fields of Baku in the Caucasus mountains
Stalingrad
This Soviet satellite became the first ever artificial satellite successfully launched into orbit
Sputnik
The 1989 massacre at this location in Beijing demonstrated that the Chinese government was not willing to make democratic reforms or allow more freedom of speech to go along with its economic reforms
Tiananmen Square
He was the leader of the communist forces of North Vietnam in their fight against both the French and later the Americans
Ho Chi Minh
This small European country is home to the Dutch, who established an extensive colonial empire and a major banking center in their capital of Amsterdam
The Netherlands
This key battle in the Pacific Ocean in 1942 destroyed 4 Japanese aircraft carriers and crippled the Japanese fleet
Battle of Midway
This Soviet cosmonaut was both the first man in space and the first to complete a full orbit of the Earth
Yuri Gagarin
Chinese defeats to Britain in these series of mid 19th century wars led to China being forced to sign the "Unequal Treaties" in which they gave up Hong Kong, and granted British citizens in China extraterritoriality
The Opium Wars
The humiliating French defeat to Vietnamese forces in this 1954 battle led to the French leaving and Vietnam being divided into north and south
Dien Bien Phu
This country that lies in both Europe and Asia ruled over much of the Middle East as part of the Ottoman Empire, before becoming an independent republic following the empire's defeat in World War 1
Turkey