German National Socialists denounced this man?s work in 1933 with the declaration as his writings were burned: "Down with the soul-devouring exaggeration of instinctive life, up with the nobility
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Daily Quiz for June 13, 2007
He is responsible for the use of the phrase "manifest destiny" as a reference to an inexorable expansion of the United States westward.
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The American Volunteer Group: Claire L. Chennault and the Flying Tigers
Secretly recruited, a group of American pilots led by a former stunt pilot gained hero status in two nations during World War II and won a permanent place in the annals of aviation history.
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Daily Quiz for June 12, 2007
On July 2, 1948, Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov called this an "imperialist" plot for the enslavement of Europe:
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Daily Quiz for June 11, 2007
Dr. Benjamin Spock came in fourth in the 1972 U.S. presidential election as this party?s candidate.
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Daily Quiz for June 10, 2007
A conflict between troops of these countries came to be known as the Marco Polo Bridge Incident:
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Daily Quiz for June 9, 2007
Eric Blair wrote this satirical novel under a better-known pseudonym:
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Rome’s Craftiest General: Scipio Africanus
Scipio Africanus learned the art of war in the hardest and bloodiest of all forums—on the battlefield against Hannibal. At Zama, he applied his lessons, giving Rome victory in the Second Punic War.
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Daily Quiz for June 8, 2007
Puerto Rico was ceded to the United States in a treaty ending this:
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William Bull Halsey: Legendary World War II Admiral
A major player in the South Pacific theater of World War II, William F. Halsey was a controversial leader whose success was countered with controversy at Leyte Gulf and during “Halsey’s Typhoon” which damaged much of his fleet.