American Civil War
This man was President of the United States during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This country fought the U.S in a major naval battle that became known as the Battle of Midway and lost essentially turning the tide of the war for naval supremacy.
What is Japan?
This Jelly like highly flammable material was dropped during the Vietnam war and World War II. It was used if U.S troops received incoming fire during battle and we unable to hit the enemy they would call in a strike of this on the enemies location.
What is Napalm?
This famous toy invented in 1943 by U.S naval engineer Richard T. James. This toy is famous for its ability to be pushed down the stairs and kart wheel down.
What is the slinky?
This revolution in Russia in the early 20th century overthrew the Russian czar and established Russia as a communist state.
What is the Bolshevik Revolution?
This Union General lead a highly successful campaign into the heart of the confederacy that would be remembered as this General's march to the sea.
Who is William T. Sherman
This pact between the Germans and the Soviets guaranteed that neither one would attack each other nor aid the others enemies. This pact lasted until June 22, 1941 when Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa
What is the Molotov - Ribbentrop Pact?
This Herbicide was heavily sprayed on large sections of jungle to kill the vegetation so the Viet Cong could not hide there. It is also now know to be toxic to humans, cause birth defects and cancer.
What is Agent Orange?
This well known cultural icon on the internet usually consists of a picture and a statement that is either supposed to make fun of something or tell a joke. The word was originally coined by Richard Dawkins in his book the selfish gene in 1976 to explain how cultural information spreads.
What is a meme?
In 1949 this major country that had been in a civil war for years finally ended its civil war with a communist victory.
What is China?
This river served as both the border and the front line between the Union and the Confederacy in the Civil War.
What is the Potomac River?
This line of Fortifications was built by the French on their border along Germany in hopes that it would stop any German invasion but was a failure with Hitler invading France through Belgium.
What is the Maginot Line?
This man was the leader of North Vietnam for most of the war and lead the Vietnamese in battle against French occupation.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
This European country was unified in 1871 and for most of its history has been a major economic and military power in Europe.
What is Germany?
This theory stated that if Vietnam fell to communism that the rest of south east Asia would fall to communism right after. It was belief in this theory that lead to major U.S involvement in the Vietnam War.
What is the Domino Theory.
This General was the main confederate general during the Civil War.
Who is General Lee?
This "Battle" between Germany and England lasted for about a year ending with Germany being unable to break the British and giving the Allies an essential Victory that would greatly change the out come of the war.
What is the Battle for Britain?
The leak of this Classified material from the pentagon showed how over the last couple of presidency didn't believe the U.S was capable of fully defeating North Vietnam but were unwilling to withdrawal from the war. After the release the public was outraged and the material became known as this.
What is the Pentagon Papers?
This man was both a war hero from the war of 1812 and later on became the seventh president of the U.S.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This event that lasted for two weeks put the U.S against the Soviet Union in a stand off in the Caribbean over missiles being put in Cuba that were able to carry nuclear war heads. This event was also the closest that humanity came to a full blown nuclear war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This man was was president of the Confederate States of America.
Who is Jefferson Davis.
This major war crime committed by the japan on the Chinese people after Japanese soldiers captured this city and began Killing Men, women, and children, raping women, mass torture, and force labor.
What is the Rape of Nanking?
This was the main light machine gun used by U.S troops in Vietnam. Its ammo capacity and rate of fire made it a great weapon for jungle war fare, being able to cut down thin trees with its bullets and penetrate deep into brush and having rather a long range of fire.
What is the M60?
This U.S. President lead the American Relief Administration sending food to the USSR during its famine. Biographers believe he has saved more lives than any other person who has lived with his famine relief effort.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
In 1991 this major communist nation fell apart essentially ending the cold war.
What is the Soviet Union.