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Middle East
100
This man took power in Italy in 1923, ruling until 1943 and executed in 1945.

Who is Benito Mussolini?

100

This central European nation was at the center of two world wars, and split in half during the cold war.

What is Germany?

100

This 1986 film about fighter pilots pits the United States against the Soviet Union.

What is Top Gun?

100

This nation is one of the oldest in the world, the home of the pyramids and creator of the short lived United Arab Republic.

What is Egypt?

200

This U.S. president was oversaw the U.S. victory over Iraq during Operation Desert Storm.

Who is George H.W. Bush?

200

This nation was always said to have the best army, but lost that after countless losses during the world wars.

What is France?

200

This satellite was the first of its kind sent into space by the USSR.

What is Sputnik 1?

200

This Middle Eastern nation is one of the smallest and most wealthy coming from its rich oil reserves, invaded by Iraq in 1991.

What is Kuwait?

300

This Iraqi dictator took power in 1979 and drove the nation into several wars until his downfall in 2003.

Who is Saddam Hussein?

300

This Islamic Republic removed the Shah from power in 1979, installing the Ayatollah as supreme leader.

What is Iran?

300

This video game gives the player control of a CIA operative fighting the Soviet influence around the world.

What is Call of Duty: Black Ops?

300

This former Ba'athist nation changed governments in 2013, yet years of invasions and civil wars have torn the nation apart in recent years.

What is Syria?

400

This World War II general was the supreme commander of the Allied armies, would later become president of the U.S.

Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?

400

This island nation industrialized quickly and battled Russia for the eastern seas.

What is Japan?

400

This film depicts a Soviet invasion of the United States, and the resistance movement that follows. 

What is Red Dawn?

400

This city in Iraq was the site of a massive battle in 2004, where U.S. forces tried to capture or defeat Al-Zarqawi.

What is Fallujah?

500
This son of a dictator was known for his ruthlessness and brutality, even when it came to the Iraqi National Football team.

Who is Uday Hussein?

500

This nation in the center of Europe was always neutral throughout the conflicts in history.

What is Switzerland?

500

This powered orange drink was developed by NASA to used for astronauts, now sold in grocery stores.

What is Tang?

500

This ancient capital in the middle east was said to be created by a King Nebuchadnezzar. An attempt to rebuild the city was undertaken by an Iraqi dictator.

What is Babylon?

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