Wrong Calls, Euphemisms, and Plain Lies #2

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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. tunnel night rainbow 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 __________ . My Lai Khe Sanh Bien Hoa Da Nang

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? Battle Cruisers Pre-Dreadnaughts Dreadnaughts Armoured 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 12 10 15

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 ________________ ’. Co-Operative Co-Prosperity Sphere Empire Realm

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? Vietnam War World War II Korean War Iran –Iraq War