History Zip
Across
- 5. General who became President after becoming famous for his successful planning of Operation Overlord.
- 10. General who became President after becoming famous for his victory at the Battle of Vicksburg.
- 12. This European capital was captured on the same day as the D-Day landings.
- 14. Lewis & Clark's Indian guide.
- 16. This Germanic tribe from 120BC was made famous by Steve Martin during an SNL skit.
- 17. What is Mussolini's first name.
- 19. America is named after this Italian explorer, Amerigo __________.
- 21. The movie "Blackhawk Down" was set in this African capital.
- 22. This is the area currently separating North & South Korea and North & South Vietnam during the war.
- 23. Island where the US secured its first victory against Japan and checked their aggression toward Australia in WWII
Down
- 1. German battle doctrine of WWII also known as 'Lightning War'.
- 2. This group led the British Invasion of America in 1964.
- 3. General who became President after becoming famous for his victory at the Battle of Yorktown.
- 4. This British General was in overall command of British forces during the Revolutionary War.
- 6. General who became President after becoming famous for his victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
- 7. This ancient imperial capital of Vietnam sitting astride the Perfume River was the scene of intense fighting during the Tet Offensive.
- 8. In 1982, Jay would race home from school to watch the British battle this country on television.
- 9. Snoopy popularized this German WWI flying ace known as the, "____ Baron".
- 11. This WWII organization was the precursor to the CIA.
- 13. Site of famous Napoleon defeat.
- 15. Bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War.
- 18. This red flag operation was used to justify increasing US troop presence in Vietnam and came to be known as the "Gulf of _____________ Incident".
- 20. This frozen reservoir was the site of a U.S. defeat during the Korean War.