Wars & Conflicts

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1 World War I 14 H.G. Wells called it "The War That Will End War"
2 the Crimean War 11 Consider the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale treated the wounded in this war
3 the War of 1812 10 War in which the ship "Constitution" received the name "Old Ironsides"
4 the Spanish Civil War 10 War that's the subject of Hemingway's play, "The Fifth Column"
5 World War II 8 The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive on the Western Front in this war
6 Waterloo 7 Napoleon met his on June 18, 1815
7 the Korean War 6 The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia calls this '50s war "the one major 'hot war'" of the Cold War
8 France 6 King William's, Queen Anne's & King George's were fought in America between England & this country
9 the Treaty of Versailles 6 It was signed in the Hall of Mirrors June 28, 1919
10 Trafalgar 5 At the height of this battle, Admiral Nelson was struck down by a sharp shooter
11 the Boer War 5 Turn of the century war that inspired the followingmarch:"I'm with you and you're with me, / And so we are all together, / So we are all together, / S...
12 Spain 5 In the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819, this country ceded eastern Florida to the U.S.
13 the Revolutionary War 4 Fort Sumter, South Carolina, was named for the last surviving general of this war
14 the Marne 4 In Sept. 1914, in the first battle of this French river, the German advance on Paris was halted
15 Korea 4 Bogie's "Battle Circus", set in a MASH unit in this country, was filmed 17 years before "M*A*S*H"
16 Hannibal 4 This Carthaginian's final significant battlefield defeat was against Scipio's forces in Zama in 202 B.C.
17 Germany 4 Chief battle-ground of the 30-Years War, this country's development was hindered for 200 years due to it
18 Antietam 4 Fought in Maryland on Sept. 17, 1862, it was the bloodiest 1-day battle of the Civil War
19 the Vietnam War 4 Quang Tri City; the cavalry was sent!
20 the Spanish-American War 4 Secretary of State John Hay described it as "a splendid little war"
21 Vietnam 3 In 1979, this country conquered Cambodia
22 the Hundred Years' War 3 It began in earnest in 1337 when Edward of England named himself King of France & invaded
23 the Congress of Vienna 3 This congress of 1814 & 1815 partitioned Poland among Russia, Prussia & Austria
24 the Battle of New Orleans 3 This battle of the War of 1812 was fought 2 weeks after the war had ended
25 Tet 3 In 1968, Saigon & Hue suffered heavy attacksin an offensive launch during this new year's celebration
26 Napoleon 3 In 1799, during war against Turkey, his army discovered Rosetta Stone in Egypt
27 Maria Theresa 3 The War of the Austrian Succession erupted when she became archduchess of Austria in 1740
28 Ireland 3 In 1691 England guaranteed this country's Catholics certain rights by the Treaty of Limerick
29 Greece 3 The Ypsilanti Rebellion of 1821 began this Balkan country's War of Independence
30 Gallipoli 3 (Jon of the Clue Crew shows a map on a monitor.) A landing by Australian & New Zealand forces was driven back by future Turkish leader Ataturk inthisW...
31 Athens 3 The 1st extensively recorded naval battle was in 480 B.C. at Salamis where this Greek city-state beat the Persians
32 Afghanistan 3 The December 2001 siege of Tora Bora took place in this nation
33 (Robert E.) Lee 3 As commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, he starred opposite U.S. Grant in the 1864 Battle of the Wilderness
34 the Wars of the Roses 3 1461:Towton, Yorkshire
35 the Maine 3 This battle cry may have come from a cartoon that appeared in the Washington Post on April 3, 1898
36 the Alamo 3 The 2 most famous battle cries during the Texas War of Ind. were "Remember Goliad!" & of course this one
37 Erwin Rommel 3 1968's "Battle of El Alamein" dramatized the defeat of this Desert Fox
38 Virginia 2 The battle took place in the northern part of this state
39 Verdun 2 Henri Petain became a nat'l hero of France after halting German troops in this WWI battle
40 the Zulu 2 (Jon shows a map on a monitor.) In 1879 at Isandlwana, a maneuver called "Horns of the Beast" allowed this African group to get close enough tooverrun...
41 the War of the Roses 2 Let me take you down, 'cause we're going to... Bosworth Field
42 the Spanish Armada 2 Sir Francis Drake was second in command when the British defeated this fleet in 1588
43 the Peloponnesian War 2 Amphipolis, Syracuse
44 the Netherlands 2 Spanning the 16th & 17th centuries, the 80 Years War led to this Low Country's independence from Spain
45 the battleship Potemkin 2 This Russian silent film slaughter scene on the Odessa steppes is one of the most famous in film history
46 the Battle of San Jacinto 2 Six weeks after the Alamo siege, Santa Anna was captured in this battle
47 The Battle of Marathon 2 Legend says a sprinter ran about 26 miles to announce a Greek victory in this battle, & then died of exhaustion
48 the Battle of Hastings 2 William the Conqueror became king of England after defeating Harold in this battle
49 the American Revolution 2 Though born a Quaker, Nathanael Greene was 2nd in command in this war
50 the American Civil War 2 It's also known as "The Late Unpleasantness", especially in the South

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Other

358 clues
the Crimean War (11) the War of 1812 (10) Waterloo (7) the Boer War (6) France (5) Spain (5) Trafalgar (5) the Spanish-American War (4) Korea (4) Germany (4)

World War I

50 clues
World War I (14) World War II (8) the Treaty of Versailles (6) the Marne (2) Stalingrad (2) Verdun (2) Gallipoli (2) Banzai! (1) Leyte (1) the Luftwaffe (1)

Ancient

43 clues
Hannibal (4) Greece (3) Athens (3) Alexander the Great (2) Marathon (2) Egypt (2) The Battle of Marathon (2) Julius Caesar (1) the Rosetta Stone (1) the Battle of Actium (1)

Civil War

40 clues
the Spanish Civil War (10) Antietam (4) Manassas (2) Gettysburg (2) the American Civil War (2) Vicksburg (1) Fort Sumter (1) the Dominican Republic (1) Virginia (1) Bull Run (1)

Revolutionary Era

20 clues
the Revolutionary War (4) the American Revolution (2) "Dont Tread On Me" (1) New York (1) Lexington & Concord (1) France (1) the Hessians (1) Marie Antoinette (1) Yorktown (1) Midway (1)

Cold War

20 clues
the Korean War (6) the Vietnam War (4) Vietnam (2) Tet (1) helicopters (1) Leonid Brezhnev (1) START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) (1) Afghanistan (1) Barry Sadler ("The Green Berets") (1) Cuba (1)

World War II

9 clues
Napoleon (1) Atlantic (1) the Volga (1) Midway (1) Stalin & Churchill (1) the Protestants (1) the Falkland Island War (1) the Arizona (1) the Battle of Midway (1)

Medieval

7 clues
Charlemagne (2) King Arthur (1) The Battle of Crecy (1) Richard Lionheart (1) the Crusades (1) Saladin (1)

Colonial / Exploration

6 clues
(Thor) Heyerdahl (1) 1775 (1) Drake and Justin Bieber (1) the Spanish Armada (1) Brazil (1) ear (1)

Modern (post-1990)

3 clues
Afghanistan (2) Battle of Brandywine Creek (1)
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