WW1
What new technology was created during WW1 (give at least 3)
machine gun, poison gas, tanks, submarines, airplanes,flamethrowers, barbed wire, grenades, and artillery
when did WW2 officially start (name month and year)
September 1939
What was the name of the South Vietnamese army that the U.S. supported (full or Abbreviated)
Army of the Republic of Vietnam or ARVN
What city changed hands four times during the Korean War
Seoul
What was the first truly communist country
the Soviet Union or USSR
who fought in WW1 for the allies (name at least 3)
France, Britain, Russia, Japan, and the United States
what event is considered the start of WW2
the German invasion of poland
What was the name of the peace treaty signed in 1973 that officially ended the war
Paris Peace Accords
What was the name of the battle where the U.S. Marines famously fought a fierce defensive battle against a large North Korean force
The Battle of Chosin Reservoir
how many countries were communist by the end of the 70s
16
Who fought for the central powers in WW1 (name at least 2)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria
what event brought the US into ww2 (give the full name)
the bombing of pearl harbor
Which U.S. president was in office during the peak of the war in 1968
Lyndon B. Johnson
What is the name of the ship that leveled a mountain after getting hit by a North Korean artillery gun
USS Wisconsin
how many countries are still communist
5
What was the name of the battle that took place in 1916 where the Germans launched a major offensive
Battle of Verdun
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II
Winston Churchill
What was the name of the herbicide used by U.S. forces to defoliate forests in Vietnam
Agent Orange
What term is often used to describe the Korean War, due to its lack of a formal declaration of war by the U.S. Congress
Police Action
who was the creator of the communist idea (name one of the 2)
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
What is the name of the country known as Mesopotamia during World War I
Iraq
What was the name of the US aircraft carrier that launched the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in April 1942 (use full name)
USS Hornet
What was the code name for the massive U.S. bombing campaign launched against North Vietnam in 1965
Rolling Thunder
In what year did the Korean War officially come to an end, with the signing of an armistice agreement
1953
when was the closest Communism has gotten to taking over the US (at least name the start and end years and nickname of time period if you want)
between 1947 and 1957, the red scare