WW2
What two countries were already involved in a military conflict before the beginning of World 2?
Japan and China
What sparked WW1?
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Where did R. E. Lee surrender to Grant on April 9, 1865?
Appomattox Court House
Who won the Korean War?
No one.
Why did the USA get involved in Vietnam?
They believed in the 'Domino Theory' that once a country fell to communism the surrounding countries would too
4) In which battle did the Axis powers lose about a quarter of their total troops on the Eastern Front?
Battle of Stalingrad
What were the main four countries that made up the Allies at the beginning of the war?
France, Russian Empire, Britain and Serbia
What were the groups of people called that campaigned against slavery?
abolitionists
Why did North Korea cross the 38th Parallel and invade South Korea?
They wanted to reunify Korea under their rule.
Who led South Vietnam until 1963?
Ngo Dinh Diem
Largest Battleship in WW2
Yamamoto
Main three countries that made up the Central Powers
German Empire, Austro-Hungary Empire and Ottoman Empire
The capital of the Confederacy was?
Richmond, Virginia.
Why did the Chinese intervene?
Because they were afraid that the UN and America would keep going into China.
Who led North Vietnam then?
Ho Chi Minh
) After World War II, Germany was divided into how many zones of occupation?
4
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
It was the German plan to hold off Russia and defeat France. Have one front in Russia and the other in the west.
What state was founded as a result of the difference in feeling about slavery?
West Virginia
Was American strategic bombing effective during the Korean War?
For the most part it was not. North Korea was simply not industrialized enough for strategic bombing to have a devastating impact.
What led to the deployment of US ground troops in Vietnam?
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
What was the Codename for the Battle of Normandy?
Operation Overlord
How many Germans died because of disease and famine caused by the blockade?
750,000 People died
The Civil War began in what year?
1861
How did American politics effect the war?
Truman a democrat wanted not to be seen as soft on communism so he declared war on North Korea.
What year did the Tet Offensive take place?
1968