WORLD WAR II TIMELINE
September 1, 1939: German troops invade this country
Poland
Yo, Shakespeare! It's a 14-line poem(s)
a sonnet
Woodrow Wilson tried to reshape international relations with this "numerical" 1918 program
the Fourteen Points
I would hasten to add that much of the classical world's art & ideas sprang from this city near Mount Pentelicus
Athens
A medieval farm worker, or to browse the internet
serf/surf
Around 509 B.C. the Romans formed this kingless type of government mentioned in the U.S. pledge of allegiance
a republic
June 4, 1940: The last of more than 300,000 Allied troops are evacuated from this port
Dunkirk
A movement upward, perhaps to climb a hill(a)
ascent
Will Smith lived with his aunt & uncle in a posh home on St. Cloud Road in this title place
Bel-Air
I love learning new dances, but traveling to this Pacific nation for the tango contest was too far
Tonga
A cereal grass, or sardonic, like some humor
rye/wry
A 19th century historian wrongly thought the emperor Severus built this divider(separating England from Scotland)
Hadrian's Wall
DAILY DOUBLE
December 17, 1940: FDR proposes this alliterative policy to help future U.S. allies pay for war materials
A usually dissenting subdivision of a religious group(s)
a sect
As a verb, it means to make an extravagant purchase, perhaps leading to accusations of squandering(s)
splurge
The cruise down this scenic river was a delight until Yolanda & Henri joined the boating party
Rhine
To smell really bad, or to inflict, usually havoc
reek/wreak
The Laws of 12 Tables may have settled disputes between the wealthy patricians & this class of common people...starts with pl
plebians
April 18, 1942: Jimmy Doolittle & his raiders bomb this capital
Tokyo
Atomic number 10, this odorless gaseous element is obtained from fractional distillation of liquid air(n)
neon
Better known for her mysteries, she wrote a handful of romance novels under the name Mary Westmacott
Agatha Christie
Make sure to bring the keys to our whisky distillery on this isle off Scotland's West Coast
Skye
Containing little fat, or a legal claim on a property
lean/lien
n 390 B.C. an army of this Celtic group had the distinction of being the first group to sack Rome...name given to area basically France today...g
the Gauls
June 21, 1945: The long, bloody U.S. campaign for this Japanese island in the Ryukyus ends (Big Joe went from private to sergeant during battle).
Okinawa
A political subdivision of Switzerland(c)
a canton
1964 saw the premieres of both "The Addams Family" & this show also named for its fiendish-sounding family
The Munsters
Daily Double
I just learned the reign of the Songhai empire in this West African nation ended in the 16th century
To rile up, or the ability to see the inner nature of someone or something.
Incite/insight
Roman roads were built with concrete made from pozzolana, ash from these; the roads by Pompeii must've been good
volcanoes