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The most prominent form of warfare used during WWI and WWII, where soldiers remained protected from the enemy by digging into the ground.
What is trench warfare?
100
Marked the start of the American Revolution as British forces attempted to steal arms from the colonists.
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
100
The energy released from this weapon was enough to kill hundreds of thousands of people. This led to new technologies such as positron emission tomography to reveal the inner workings of the inner brain.
What is the atomic bomb?
100
Influential WWII general who led the Battle of the Bulge.
Who is General George Patton?
100
The first military institute founded in 1802, where multiple American historical leaders attended, like Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant
What is West Point Academy?
200
A small group of combatants utilizes ambushes and hit-and-run tactics to attack a larger, more organized military force in this strategy. The defenders use their surroundings as camouflage, often hiding in trees or holes.
What is guerrilla warfare?
200
Over 160,000 troops landed on this heavily-defended Omaha Beach in a mission coded Operation Neptune. After this victory, Americans had successfully landed troops onto the European continent in WWII.
What is the invasion of Normandy?
200
Developed by the US Navy to find objects underwater by using sound waves.
What is sonar?
200
General who marched to the Atlantic across the Black Belt.
Who is George Sherman?
200
Gun used by cowboys in the West. Contains 6 bullets. Referred to as "Six Shooters". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_Police_Positive#/media/File:Colt.png
What is the Colt Revolver?
300
A war strategy in which each side attempts to wear down the other through small, continuous attacks. It was the strategy used by the Confederate forces against the union.
What is a war of attrition?
300
A two day battle fought in Tennessee in which forces sought control of major railroad lines. This battle took place during the Civil War. The Union commander was Grant.
What is the Battle of Shiloh?
300
A yellow-green chlorine fog sickened, suffocated, burned, and blinded its victims. Used during WWI.
What is poison gas?
300
The first United States Secretary of War.
Who is Henry Knox?
300
This company produced 98,965 aircraft during WWII, including the B-17 “Flying Fortress.”
What is Boeing?
400
A plan proposed by Winfield Scott to blockade southern ports and to place soldiers on the Mississippi River, cutting the Confederate land holdings in half. This plan was used during the Civil war.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
400
A significant North Vietnamese assault on American bases across Vietnam in 1968. The American embassy in Saigon was destroyed.
What is the Tet Offensive?
400
The first ship that was iron plated used by the Union.
What is the USS Monitor?
400
Played a prominent role during WWII in the Pacific battles. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s.
Who is General Douglas MacArthur?
400
The use of this weapon declined shortly before the American Civil War, as it was ultimately responsible for less than 1% of battlefield deaths.
What is a bayonette?
500
The use of overwhelming force or demonstration of power to destroy enemy morale. This was the main tactic used in Operation Desert Storm.
What is shock and awe?
500
War between the colonists of the New England colonies and the surrounding Native American tribes. The Indian forces were led by Chief Metacom. The pilgrims slaughtered all the Indians.
What is King Philip's War?
500
A sub-machine gun used by infantry in the Vietnam War.
What is the M-14 or M-16 rifle?
500
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kissinger#/media/File:Henry_A_Kissinger.jpg This man was Secretary of State during the Vietnam War.
Who is Henry Kissinger?
500
José Doroteo Arango Arámbula – better known by his pseudonym Francisco Villa or this nickname. He fought in the Mexican-American War.
Who is Pancho Villa?