Memorize these and recognize 27.6% of all Wars & Conflicts clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World War I | 28 | British Commonwealth forces suffered over 200,000 casualties at Gallipoli in this war |
| 2 | the Spanish Civil War | 26 | It's the war that took place on the Iberian Peninsula from 1936 to 1939 |
| 3 | World War II | 15 | The Battle of Stalingrad |
| 4 | the Crimean War | 14 | Lord Raglan gave the orders that sent the Light Brigade charging in this war's Battle of Balaklava |
| 5 | the War of 1812 | 14 | "Perilous Fight" & "While Washington Burned" |
| 6 | the Korean War | 14 | No one enjoyed the portions at Pork Chop Hill |
| 7 | the Vietnam War | 13 | Quang Tri City; the cavalry was sent! |
| 8 | France | 10 | The Quadruple Alliance began in 1813 against this country; in 1818 it let this country in & became the Quintuple Alliance |
| 9 | Remember the Maine | 10 | This battle cry may have come from a cartoon that appeared in the Washington Post on April 3, 1898 |
| 10 | the Spanish-American War | 9 | Las Guasimas & San Juan Hill |
| 11 | the Battle of New Orleans | 8 | Until the Civil War, the January 8 date of this battle of dubious military importance but big morale value was a national holiday |
| 12 | Waterloo | 7 | Don't be fooled—the Brussels suburb called this is miles north of the actual battlefield |
| 13 | the Boer War | 7 | Key battles in this turn of the century war include Kimberley, Mafeking & Pretoria |
| 14 | James Madison | 7 | In asking for a declaration of war, this president charged that Britain had stirred up Indian warfare in the Northwest |
| 15 | the Revolutionary War | 6 | USS Princeton is the sixth U.S. ship to bear the name of a battle of this war |
| 16 | the Hundred Years' War | 6 | The 1356 Battle of Poitiers |
| 17 | the Treaty of Versailles | 6 | The United States never ratified this treaty that officially went into effect January 10, 1920 |
| 18 | Vietnam | 5 | Con Thien ambush, Hamburger Hill |
| 19 | Trafalgar | 5 | In a bittersweet victory, England won this 1805 battle but lost Lord Nelson |
| 20 | Spain | 5 | King Alfonso VIII led the Christians to victory over the Moors at the 1212 Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in this country |
| 21 | Napoleon | 5 | Sweden's crown prince was one of the allied commanders who thrashed this man at the 1813 Battle of the Nations |
| 22 | U.S.S. Constitution | 5 | During the war this 54-gun frigate was commanded by Isaac Hull, then by William Bainbridge |
| 23 | the Rough Riders | 4 | While Teddy Roosevelt did indeed saddle up in Cuba, most of this group of men under his charge fought on foot |
| 24 | the Marne | 4 | ( Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a video & map on the monitor.) 600 taxis rushed troops to the front in the opening weeks of World War I to turn back a ... |
| 25 | the Ho Chi Minh Trail | 4 | Around 1964 the North Vietnamese began to turn this famous supply route into a real road that trucks could use |
| 26 | the American Revolution | 4 | "Founding Brothers" & "Founding Mothers" |
| 27 | the 38th parallel | 4 | A Security Council resolution issued when the war began demanded the Communists retreat to this parallel |
| 28 | Puerto Rico | 4 | The last Western Hemisphere action of the Spanish-American War wasn't on Cuba but on this island |
| 29 | Korea | 4 | Bogie's "Battle Circus", set in a MASH unit in this country, was filmed 17 years before "M*A*S*H" |
| 30 | Henry Clay | 4 | This Speaker of the House, the "Great Pacificator", was one of the War Hawks urging war with Britain |
| 31 | Hannibal | 4 | ( Sarah of the Clue Crew shows an animated diagram on the monitor.) At the 216 B.C. Battle of Cannae, the Romans charged the center as this Carthagini... |
| 32 | Germany | 4 | In 1936, this country broke the Locarno Treaties by sending troops into the Rhineland |
| 33 | Francis Scott Key | 4 | This Washington attorney was held prisoner aboard a British ship in mid-September 1814 |
| 34 | Fort McHenry | 4 | In September 1814 major George Armistead resisted an attack by the British navy on this fort |
| 35 | Egypt | 4 | In 1798 Napoleon defeated Murad Bey in this country at the Battle of the Pyramids |
| 36 | Antietam | 4 | Fought in Maryland in Sept. 1862, it was the bloodiest 1-day engagement of the Civil War with about 5,000 dead |
| 37 | 1969 | 4 | It's the year the small step seen here was taken |
| 38 | the Wars of the Roses | 4 | St. Albans & Towton (near York) |
| 39 | the Thirty Years' War | 4 | 1618 to 1648: Duh |
| 40 | Tet | 4 | This enemy "offensive" of January 1968 shocked Americans, especially the assault on the U.S. embassy in Saigon |
| 41 | Toronto | 3 | On April 27, 1813 American forces captured York, the capital of upper Canada; today York is known by this name |
| 42 | the Congress of Vienna | 3 | In 1815 this congress restored the Papal States to the pope |
| 43 | Sweden | 3 | Under the 1814 Treaty of Kiel, Denmark was forced to give Norway to this country |
| 44 | Oliver Hazard Perry | 3 | In 1813 this naval officer supervised the building of American ships to strengthen the Navy's fleet on Lake Erie |
| 45 | Maria Theresa | 3 | In the 1742 Treaty of Breslau, this Austrian archduchess gave most of the Silesian duchies to Prussia |
| 46 | MacArthur | 3 | Less than a year after he was chosen supreme commander of U.S.-led forces, he was relieved of all duties by President Truman |
| 47 | Jerusalem | 3 | In 1099, 3 years after setting out, the first crusaders achieved their goal, the capture of this city |
| 48 | Japan | 3 | This country's fleet won a May 27-28, 1905 battle & lost one October 25, 1944 |
| 49 | Ireland | 3 | The Battle of the Boyne, the Easter Rising |
| 50 | Guam | 3 | When the U.S. captured this Pacific island, the Spanish Marines stationed there were unaware they were at war |
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