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