GENERALS
WEAPONS BY LETTER
WARS BY BATTLES
WORLD WAR II
Branches of the US military
100
This future president was the general in charge of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Who is George Washington?
100

Starts with T. First used in WWI, this armored combat vehicle is typically armed with a large cannon mounted on a turret and a few machine guns.

What is a tank?

100
Battle of Lexington and Concord. Battle of Bunker Hill. Battle of Yorktown.
What is the American Revolution?
100
The Japanese launched a sneak attack against this US military base in Hawaii on December 7, 1941.
What is Pearl Harbor?
100

The US military is comprised of these six branches.

What are the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Space Force?

200

During the American Civil War, this General, with President Abraham Lincoln, led the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy. Later served as the 18th president of the US.

Ulysses S. Grant

200
Starts with M. This long rifle was used by both the Americans and British during the American Revolution.
What is a musket?
200
Battle of Bull Run. Battle of Gettysburg. Battle of Antietam.
What is the Civil War?
200
This is the nickname for June 6, 1944 when the US and their allies launched an attack against German troops in Normandy, France.
What is D-Day?
200

This is the oldest and largest branch responsible for land based operations.

What is the Army?

300
This Confederate general earned the nickname Stonewall during a civil war battle.
Who is Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson?
300
Starts with C. This weapons were loaded onto both the upper and lowers decks and, using gunpowder, could fire large metal balls.
What a cannon?
300
Battle of Iwo Jima. Battle of the Bulge. Battle of Midway.
What is World War II?
300
This President said December 7, 1941 is "a day that will live in infamy." (Hint: you can use his initials.)
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt (F.D.R.)?
300

This branch is part of the Navy and responsible for both land and sea based operations.

What is the US Marine Corps?

400

Led US troops to victory over the British in the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Nicknamed Old Hickory. Later served as the seventh president of the US.

Who is Andrew Jackson

400
Starts with G. This small explosive can be held in your hand and is triggered by pulling a pin and letting go of the saftey valve - usually by throwing it.
What is a grenade?
400

The Battle of the Alamo.

What is The Mexican American War?

OR

What is The Texas War for Independence?

400
This was dropped on the city of Hiroshima (in Japan) on August 6, 1945.
What is the atomic bomb?
400

This branch of the military is operated by the Department of Homeland Security. However, at times of war, the unit functions under the Navy.

What is the US Coast Guard?

500

Nicknamed "Ike," this future president was in charge of the entire Allied army during World War II?

Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?

500
Starts with B. This knife could be attached to the end of a rifle for hand-to-hand combat.
What is a bayonet?
500

Tet Offensive. 17th Parallel.

What is the Vietnam War?

500

The two major alliances fighting against each other  were called the ________ and ________.

What is the axis and the allied powers.

500

The US Space Force is the newest branch of the US military, whose members are called this.

What are Guardians?

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