The English East India Company first introduced punch to England from this colonial holding.
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India
Meant to represent man's desire to end war and make its tools work for the benefit of mankind, the hammer in "Let Us Beat Our Swords into Plowshares," which you can find on the UN website, could be mistaken for a symbol of the now nonexistant superpower from which the sculptor hailed.
The USSR
This terrorist organization has been GI Joe's primary enemy since 1982. The maker was reluctant to introduce a villain they thought would not sell well, but it made up 40% of sales.

COBRAAAAAAA
Lagers can be pale, dark, or this term, sharing its name with something that often trapped ancient insects.
Amber
"Person From Scotland"
Scott
Shoutout to the Boomer for keeping it on-brand
In Mexico, Ponche is served warm around Christmas and may include such ingredients as stone fruit, which the this groupcalled Texocotli.
The Aztecs

Visit the website of the Leiden Collection and you could see Man With a Sword by this Dutch painter, also known for his many self portraits and travels in India.
Rembrandt van Rijn
Though he was told he'd "make a fortune," the creator of GI Joe licensed the entire concept to this toy manufacturer, who also own Transformers, Monopoly, Nerf, and other properties, for just $100,000.
Hasbro
Marzen is the type of lager traditionally served at this big party in Munich, though today "Festbier" is used instead.
Oktoberfest
"Black Blue"
Douglas
While some believe the word punch originated from the English word "puncheon" for a type of alcohol barrel, another theory is that it originated from पाँच (pāñć) in this language, meaning 5 for the 5 ingredients alcohol, sugar, juice, water, and spices.
Hindi

Visit the website of the Architect of the Capitol and you'll find this painting depicting Lord Cornwallis handing his sword over to General Benjamin Lincoln after this key battle.
Yorktown
The original GI Joe, introduced in 1964, was this size.
12 inches tall
Lager is German for this, indicating the place the beer is kept.
Storeroom or warehouse.
"God Will Increase"
Joseph
In England, the Pimm's Cup, a type of punch, is decorated with flowers and this elongated vegetable.
Cucumber
Head uptown to the Met's website and you can see this sword and scabbard presented by this body to Colonel Marinus Willett, one of 10 such swords given to officers for merit during the Revolution.
The Continental Congress
GI Joe hit the big screens in 2009 with this actor starring as main character Duke.
Channing Tatum
Lager is all about keeping it cool-literally. It uses cool fermentation of Saccharomyces pastorianus, a type of this, followed by cold storage.
Yeast
"God is my judge"
Daniel
Hawaiian Punch, originally Leo's Hawaiian Punch, was created in syrup form in 1934 in California for this purpose.
Ice cream topping
Head to the website of MoMA and you'll find Sword Swallower, part of this Matisse series named for this series that shares its name with a western NBA team.
Jazz
GI Joe was relaunched as a 3.75-inch figure in 1982, several years after Kenner made this standard size popular with toys from this movie line, though the GI Joe toys had many more articulation points.
Star Wars
Pilsner, a pale hoppy lager, influenced the modern American lager style and originated in Plzen in this country.
The Czech Republic/Czechia
"Crown"
Steven