Early Republic
The famous final battle of the revolutionary war.
What is The Battle of Yorktown?
This famous American poet was known for the dreary atmosphere of his stories, but he was also a Sergeant Major in the US Army
Who is Edgar Allen Poe?
The landing site of the June 6, 1944 invasion of France.
What is Normandy?
The name of the first non-natural earth satellite launched by the USSR.
What is Sputnik?
This WWII adversary turned key modern ally recently faced a scandal when it was revealed their cyber-security minister "had never used a computer"
What is Japan?
President Jefferson dispatched the US Navy and Marines, together with a large force of hired foreign mercenaries to fight North African pirates in this conflict which became the first overseas US Victory.
What is the First Barbary War?
Confederate Lieutenant Richard Dowling led a 46 man artillery unit to victory against 5000 Union Infantry in the second battle of the Sabine Pass, which took place in this state
What is Texas?
The three main powers of the axis tripartite pact.
What are Germany, Italy, and Japan?
The three American astronauts onboard Apollo 11.
Who are Niel Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins?
The country in which the Seal Team Six raid took place in 2011.
What is Pakistan?
The first British general in control of troops in Boston.
Who is Thomas Gage?
After serving in the US cavalry, West Point graduate John Blake traveled to South Africa to fight the British empire in this 1899 conflict
What is The Second Boer War?
In the aftermath of WWI, the US 339th Infantry regiment, nicknamed the Polar Bears, was sent to intervene in this country's civil war.
What is Russia?
This American couple were executed for secretly supplying the Soviet Union with top secret information concerning the construction of the Atomic Bomb
Who are the Rosenbergs?
This controversial episode of the 1980s saw the US covertly sell weapons to a country which was officially an adversary under Arms Embargo
What is the Iran-Contra Affair?
This early rebellion against the Massachusetts state government prompted Thomas Jefferson to write: "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
What is Shay's Rebellion
This secret society of Irish American veterans of the Civil War launched cross border raids into Canada, while the US government largely turned a blind eye
What is the Fenian Brotherhood?
Drafted in the early 1930s, this secret US war plan called for a quick invasion of Canada in the event of war with the British Empire
What is War Plan Red?
Who is Ho Chi Minh
The design name of the standard US Army armor vehicle.
What is M12-Abrams?
This was the name of the British frigate famously sunk by John Paul Jones in 1779 in the Irish Sea.
What is Serapis?
Known for the strict discipline of his predominately German American soldiers, this Union Major General was an avowed communist, but challenged Karl Marx to a duel over disagreements
In the closing days of WWII, a small group of American soldiers were joined by Wehrmacht deserters, French POWs and the Austrian resistance to defend this Austrian castle/prison from Waffen SS attacks
What is Castle Itter?
The Berlin Wall checkpoint that had both American and Soviet tanks rolled up to it in a standoff in 1961?
What is Checkpoint Charlie?
This former head of state deposed by American forces once featured his own personal handwriting on his country's flag
Who is Saddam Hussein?