WW2 History
The commander of all allied forces in Europe from 1944-1945. He was later US President and had an aircraft carrier named after him.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
This fighter, exclusive to the US and often considered to be the most advanced Fighter Jet in the world had to compete with the YF-23 for a military contract.
What is the F-22 Raptor?
This aircraft carrier, which is now on display in NYC, served through WW2 and the early Cold War
What is the USS Intrepid?
This war was between a Communist nation and a Capitalist nation, both of which still exist today. The Communist nation originally blitzed through the Capitalist, until they pushed back with help from the US. Then, the Communists pushed back with Chinese help, and the fighting stopped at about the same place it started.
What was the Korean War?
This battle, during the Civil War, took place in Pennsylvania. The Union victory symboled a turning point in the war. I’d the Confederates had won, however, they likely would’ve taken Washington D.C., the Union’s capital.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
The first American and British landings in Europe came in this region of Italy.
What is Sicily?
The Air Force was originally part of this US military branch before getting it’s own.
What is the United States Army?
*Daily Double*
This is the call sign of a fictional character named Nick Bradshaw in the movie Top Gun.
Who is Goose?
The range of Soviet missile stationed in this nation could reach almost every major city in the US.
What is Cuba?
These were the first battles of the American Revolutionary War.
What are Lexington and Concord?
This famous General fought in Italy, France, Belgium, and Germany. He was the first Allied General to cross the Rhine river into Germany proper. He was also the General to liberate the 101st airborne in Belgium.
Who is General Patton?
The most widely produced and exported Fifth Generation Fighter in the world.
What is the F-35?
The current Destroyer model for the United States Navy.
What is the Arleigh Burke-Class?
This was the first nation the US put boots on the ground in in retaliation for the 9/11 attacks.
What is Afghanistan?
This was the first battle of the Civil War. It was a Confederate victory.
What is the Battle of Fort Sumpter?
A large number of trucks used by this nation during WW2 were American made.
What is the Soviet Union?
Name the three branches that use the F-35 and which one uses which type, A, B, and C.
USAF - F-35 A
USN - F-35 C
USMC - F-35 B
The largest Aircraft Carrier in the world.
What is the Ford-Class USS Gerald R. Ford?
The US went to war with this major nation at the end of the 1800s and seized Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
What is Spain?
This battle took place in Belgium in 1944, when the 101st airborne was encircled. When the Germans requested their surrender, the Commanding officer, General Anthony C. McAuliffe, replied ”nuts!”
What is the Battle of Bastogne?
What is the Battle of the Buldge?
This then Lieutenant Colonel personally lead an operation to relieve encircled men of the 101st airborne. He later had the US Army’s current main battle tank named after him.
Who is Creighton Abrams?
The standard air-to-air missile used in the US Air Force.
What is the AIM-120?
Name all 11 active duty United States Navy Aircraft Carriers. (200 points each)
USS Ronald Regan, USS Nimitz, USS Gerald R. Ford, USS George Washington, USS George H. W. Bush, USS Abraham Lincoln, USS John F. Kennedy, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Carl Vinson, USS Theodore Roosevelt, USS Harry S. Truman, and USS John C. Stennis.
This nation is currently in the middle of a Civil War that has been ongoing since 2021. It started when the military attempted a coup against the government.
What is Burma?
What is Myanmar?
This was the last battle of the Island Hopping campaign conducted by General MacArthur in the Pacific theater of WW2
What is the Battle of Okinawa?