American Revolutionary War
Who is Benedict Arnold?
This President asked Congress to declare war against Great Britain in 1812
Who is James Madison?
Abraham Lincoln issued this proclamation in 1863.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This conflict from 1950–53 ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty.
What is the Korean War?
This operation killed Osama bin Laden.
What is Operation Neptune Spear?
This 1777 victory convinced France to openly ally with the American colonies.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
British troops burned this city in 1814.
What is Washington D.C.?
This Pennsylvania battle is often called the turning point of the Civil War.
What is Gettysburg?
This 1968 offensive shocked Americans despite being a military defeat for North Vietnam.
What is the Tet Offensive?
This battle in Iraq during 2004 became one of the fiercest urban battles in U.S. history.
What is the Second Battle of Fallujah?
The winter of 1777–78 spent at this Pennsylvania encampment tested Washington's army.
What is Valley Forge?
Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that led to the national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner" after witnessing the bombardment of this fort.
What is Fort McHenry?
This Union general accepted Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
This U.S. policy sought to prevent the spread of communism.
What is "Containment" policy?
This special operations unit carried out the raid on bin Laden's compound.
Who are SEAL Team Six (DEVGRU)?
This British general surrendered at Yorktown in 1781.
Who was General Charles Cornwallis?
This future president won the Battle of New Orleans after the peace treaty had already been signed.
Who was Andrew Jackson?
This Confederate general earned the nickname "Stonewall."
Who was Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson?
This general commanded U.N. forces during the early Korean War.
Who was Douglas MacArthur?
This law increased government surveillance powers after 9/11.
What is the Patriot Act?
This Prussian officer is remembered as the "drillmaster" who transformed Washington's army.
Who was Baron von Steuben? (Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben)
American Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry declared, "We have met the enemy and they are ours," after this naval victory.
What is the Battle of Lake Erie?
This ironclad battle in 1862 marked the end of the age of wooden warships
What is the Battle of Hampton Roads (Monitor vs. Merrimack/Virginia)?
This secret bombing campaign targeted the Ho Chi Minh Trail through Cambodia.
What is Operation Menu?
What year was the Taliban founded?
What is 1994?