Military Leaders
George Washington
Nathaniel Greene
Horatio Gates
John Paul Jones
American Revolution
This was considered the turning point of the American Revolution with a victory over the British in New York.
Battle of Saratoga
This man was the lead scientist in the Manhattan Program which developed the world's first atomic bomb.
Robert Oppenheimer
This Fort in South Carolina was the site of the beginning of the Civil War when Confederate forces began firing on it in April 1861
Fort Sumter
The Turtle was the first example of what vehichle being used in combat?
Submarine
Theodore Roosevelt
George Dewey
Spanish American War
Lincoln penned the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that all slaves were free in the South, after a Union victory at this battle in Maryland.
Battle of Antietam
This was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Jefferson Davis
What Battleship in Havana Harbor exploded, which started the Spanish American War?
USS Maine
What chemical herbicide was used in large quantities in Vietnam to destroy the jungle, but caused widespread health complications.
Agent Orange
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
George McCllelan
Civil War
Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders gained international recognition for their heroics in defeating the Spanish in Cuba at this battle.
Battle of San Juan Hill
This was the President of the United States during the Spanish American War.
William McKinley
Who was the leader of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War?
Saddam Hussein
What was the name for the military operation that began to bomb and attack Iraqi forces in Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War?
Operation Desert Storm
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight Eisenhower
WWII
This was considered the turning point in the Pacific during WWII against the Japanese when the U.S. Navy defeated the U.S. Navy and destroyed many of their carriers.
Battle of Midway
This was the main leader of Texan forces who led Texans to victory at the Battle of San Jacinto.
Sam Houston
Texan defenders were massacred trying to defend what building from Mexican forces in San Antonio?
North and South Korea established a border along the 38th Parallel, which is also called what today?
D.M.Z
Norman Schwarzkopf
Persian Gulf War
This was considered the first major battle of the Civil War, which occurred just outside of D.C. and was a Confedereate victory.
Battle of Bull Run
This American President began to pull troops out of Vietnam, but also ordered the invasion of Cambodia in 1970.
Richard Nixon
What was the name of the Treaty that ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Paris
What was the name of the Volunteer American Fighter pilots who went over to China to fight the Japanese?
Flying Tigers
Winfield Scott
Santa Anna
Mexican American War
Battle of Yorktown
This was the U.S. President for much of WWII, but died while in office in 1945.
FDR
What was the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican American War?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Washington and the Continental Army was forced to set up winter camp at what location in Pennsylvania?
Valley Forge
This was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War which occurred in Pennsylvania.
Battle of Gettysburg
This was the President of the United States during the Mexican American War.