Revolutionary War
When was the Declaration of Independence?
04 July 1776
Who was the only female to receive the Medal of Honor?
Dr. Mary E. Walker
On 23 February 1917 the British turned over to the US Government an intercepted note from the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico. In the note were instructions to offer Mexico an alliance in the event of war with the United States and promising that Mexico could regain what?
New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona
The Women's Army Corps was created in what year?
1943
After a US Marine was shot in 1989 in Panama, what operation was launched?
Operation Just Cause
The Army received it's real training from what former Prussian Officer at Valley Forge in the winter of 1778?
Baron Fredreich von Stueben
The Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run showed the need for more what?
More thorough preparation and for more soldiers.
Veteran's Day
When was D-Day
General H. Norman Schwarzkopf and his Saudi counterpart sent their multinational ground forces across the border into Iraq in what in late February of what year?
1991
What is the name of the document that originally governed the United States and was later replaced by the "Constitution"?
The Articles of Confederation
President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation on 22 September 1862 freed the slaves in any areas still under Confederated control as of what date?
01 Jan 1863
One result of WWI was the creation of what international body roughly similar to the United Nations of today?
the League of Nations
On what dated did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?
07 December 1941
On what dated did the United States enormous support from the global community, respond to the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 with attacks on the al-Qaeda network and the Taliban controlled government of Afghanistan that was supporting it?
10 October 2001
When was the start of the Revolutionary War?
19 April 1775
What were some of the areas covered in "The Army Regulation of 1821".
- The Hand Salute
- How to conduct a march.
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- How to make good stew for the company
When did World War I begin?
August 1914
Just after dawn on D-Day, the 1st, 4th, and 29th Infantry Divisions assaulted what beaches?
Utah and Omaha
When was Saddam Hussein captured?
13 December 2003
What did Baron Fredreich von Steuben teach the Continental Army at Valley Forge? Give 2
- A simplified but effective version of the drill formations and movements of European armies.
- Proper care of equipment.
- The use of the bayonet.
- He impressed upon officers their responsibility for taking care of the soldiers.
- Taught NCO's how to train and lead soldiers.
General Lee surrendered his Army on what date, marking the end of the Civil War?
09 April 1865
What event sparked the start of World War I?
A Bosnian separatist murdered the Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife during a visit to Sarajevo.
President Truman authorized the use of two atomic bombs against Japan, destroying Hiroshima and Nagasaki on what dates?
Hiroshima - 06 August 1945
Nagasaki - 09 August 1945
With a coalition that included Great Britain, Australia, Poland, and 44 other nations, the United States began offensive military operations to remove Saddam Hussein from power and liberate Iraq on what date?
20 March 2003