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It takes Hitler how long to make it to Oaris after first attacking France
Which of the following did General Douglas MacArthur do in the Southwest Pacific during World War II?A. He commanded half of the American naval fleet.B. He led US ground forces in an "island-hopping" campaign.C. He worked behind the scenes with Australian leaders.D. He was a field marshal in the Filipino armed forces.
The World War II strategy used by the US for attacking Japan was called
At the time it was being fought, World War I was commonly referred to by this name:
The assassination of this man by a young Serbian nationalist set in motion the chain of events that would lead to World War I, the bloodiest war in human history up to that time:
This treaty ended World War I but placed very harsh conditions on Germany, sowing the seeds for the rise of the Nazi Party and the beginning of World War II:
The American soldiers who arrived in Europe to fight alongside the British and French were part of this:
In what year did the United States enter World War I on the side of the Allies?
Written by a German veteran of World War I and published in 1928, this anti-war novel portrayed World War I from a German perspective and showed the disillusionment that many German soldiers came to have with both the war and their leaders:
In January 1917, the British intercepted this secret communication from Germany to Mexico in which Germany offered to help Mexico retake the lands lost to the U.S. during the Mexican-American War if Mexico would enter the war as a German ally and invade the U.S. Americans were outraged and the U.S. declared war on Germany:
At the beginning of the war, Germany attempted to use this military plan, which involved quickly defeating France on the western front and then fighting Russia on the eastern front. The plan failed.
On May 7, 1915, this British passenger ship was sunk by a German U-Boat, killing several American passengers and drawing the United States much closer to declaring war on Germany:
With the help of taxicab drivers from Paris who ferried troops to the front lines, the French and British were able to halt the German invasion at this battle, after which both sides settled into trenches for a prolonged and brutal war:
World War I is especially remembered for its brutal trench warfare. The space between the enemy trenches became most commonly known as:
Who did President Nixon resonate with more: the younger or older generation?
During what years was World War I fought?
This term refers to a 400-mile stretch of land across France and Belgium - much of it covered by trenches - where most of World War I would be fought:
How were US Citizens kept up with information on the Vietnam War?
By 1955, what percent of Americans has at least one TV set?
When did Walter Cronkite travel to Vietnam to report from the front lines on the horrors of the war?
