FAMOUS BATTLES

(e.g., This World War I battle of 1916 was one of the deadliest battles in history. Answer: Battle of the Somme.)

Freshman level

1. In this 1815 battle, Napoleon met his final defeat.

2. This battle is considered the American Civil War’s turning point.

3. In this battle, the RAF put an end to the German plan to invade England.

Graduate level

4. The final major German offensive of World War II in 1944.

5. Horatio Nelson was killed in this victorious English battle.

6. This battle is commonly referred to as “Custer’s Last Stand.”

Ph.D. level

7. The Greek battled the Persians under Xerxes in this battle of 480 B.C.

8. This 1066 battle began the Norman conquest of England.

9. This battle on the Eastern Front was the bloodiest of World War II.

Answers: 1. Battle of Waterloo. 2. Battle of Gettysburg. 3. Battle of Britain. 4. Battle of the Bulge. 5. Battle of Trafalgar. 6. Battle of Little Bighorn. 7. Battle of Thermopylae. 8. Battle of Hastings. 9. Battle of Stalingrad.

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