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Wrong Calls, Euphemisms, and Plain Lies #2

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Introduction:
"Man?s capacity for understatement and deception never ceases to amaze. Here are some more examples along these lines. Just identify the context or supply the missing word."


1. ?The Light at the end of the _____________ ? was the catch phrase of a vigorous PR campaign launched in late 1967 to emphasise that progress was being made in the Vietnam War.
    rainbow
    tunnel
    night
    war


2. ?We had to destroy the village in order to save it?. Was a phrase that came into use in 1968 in the Vietnam War and graphically describes what happened in the village of __________ .
    Bien Hoa
    Da Nang
    Khe Sanh
    My Lai


3. ?There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today? exclaimed British Admiral David Beatty as he ordered his helmsman to swing two points to port after witnessing the ?Queen Mary? blow up less than thirty minutes after a similar fate befell ?Indefatigable?. What kind of ships was he leading?
    Dreadnaughts
    Armoured Cruisers
    Pre-Dreadnaughts
    Battle Cruisers


4. ?Dewey Defeats Truman? blared the banner headline of the ?Chicago Tribune? after election day in __________.
    1948
    1940
    1952
    1944


5. ?The battle of Wounded Knee? is regarded as the last major conflict which took place between American Indians and the US military. What year did it take place?
    1890
    1864
    1876
    1880


6. ?The Thousand Year Reich? was a term used by the Nazi?s to connect their intended empire with the past. How many years did it last?
    11
    15
    10
    12


7. In the Asia ?Pacific region the wartime Japanese government set up their equivalent of the ?Thousand Year Reich? calling it the ?Greater East Asia ________________ ?.
    Realm
    Co-Operative
    Co-Prosperity Sphere
    Empire


8. Japanese military officers from the Kwantung Army, acting independently of the civilian government in Tokyo, precipitated what was called ?The Manchurian Incident? in 1931 leading to the total occupation of this region of NW China.
    True
    False


9. ?The ________ Army under the exemplary leadership of Field Marshall Paulus has been annihilated by overwhelmingly superior numbers? was the announcement made to the German people on Feb 3 1943 following the surrender at Stalingrad.
    Sixth
    Second
    First
    Third


10. The term ?Pacification? gained notoriety during which of these wars?
    Iran ?Iraq War
    Korean War
    Vietnam War
    World War II


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