Crusades
How many crusades were there?
8
When did WWII end?
1945
What organization was Osama Bin laden apart of?
Al-queda
What were the names of the two bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Fat man and little boy
What president started the war on terror?
President George W. Bush
Why did the crusades start?
To retake the stolen holy land from the islamic states
What were the two opposing military alliances called and name 3 of the major members of each
The axis (Germany, Japan, Italy) and the allies (Great Britain, Russia, France, and U.S)
Which buildings were targeted during the 9/11 terrorist attacks
Twin towers, pentagon, U.S capitol (crashed in Pennsylvania field)
What was the manhattan project?
a top-secret research and development project of nuclear weapons during WWII
What nation is historically neutral in every global conflict?
Switzerland
What was the largest and wealthiest army of the crusaders called?
The knights templar
What year did the U.S declare war on Japan?
1941
What true event was the movie Captain Phillip based on?
The hijacking and kidnapping of Captain Phillips by Somalian pirates with U.S Naval intervention
Approximately (within 1,000) how many combined nuclear warheads did the Soviet Union and United States have at the peak of the Cold War?
60,000
What was the leader of China during WWII
Chiang Kai-shek
What pope called for the first crusades?
Pope Urban II
What was the estimate of casualties incurred during the course of war?
70-85 million casualties
What was the name of the operation that took down Osama Bin Laden?
Operation Neptune Spear
What weapons of mass destruction were outlawed by the Geneva protocol?
Chemical and biological weapons
What legislation authorized the invasion of Iraq following 9/11
Authorization for use of military force against Iraq Resolution of 2002
What year was the first crusades?
1096-1099
What were the names of the allied beach heads in the Normandy landings
Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, Sword
What year was Sudan Hussein killed?
2006
What treaty sought to prevent the armaments increase of nuclear weapons during the Cold War?
Nuclear Non-proliferation treaty
How many members of the United Nations did not condemn the Russian Invasion of Ukraine?
35