Yeah they did. They meant to take Helsinki, but they got bogged down. World's deadliest sniper fighting for the Finns helped. They ended up settling for only a chunk of Finnish territory
The North Vietnamese, Chinese, and Soviet troops in Vietnam were all in Cambodia way before the Americans and South Vietnamese. The war expanded into there because there were enemies there.
By the way, there WERE Chinese and Soviets (troops) in Vietnam.
Sounds like we've got a fan of Manifest Destiny here. You do realize that was seriously considered by many people in the early 1800's right? We actually could have annexed Mexico after the Mexican War but only annexed the northern frontier lands that are now states. Many considered Canada to simply be the part of British North America that hadn't been "freed". Even long after the war of 1812 incursions into Canada were favored by the more radical Democrats. If James K. Polk had his way, British Columbia would be part of the United States. There were even unauthorized military campaigns in Central America and the Caribbean.
So, Polk was a Democrat, and advocated for expanding slavery and conquering other nations just to gain territory. That kind of sounds like what Republicans would be accused of in today's world! For those that pledge allegiance to a political party, just remember that political parties stand for whatever gets them the most votes. This is why their ideals change so radically as time goes on. Always vote for the candidate, not the party!
This is partially true, but it is possible to pledge allegiance to a political party as it is at the time in full knowledge that more than a hundred years previously it has advocated what you disagreed with. Not every party stands for what will win it the most votes, otherwise every party would have the same policies. They usually have principles, even if they have not always had the same principles.
Not necessarily agreeing with the original post here, but I don't think that if Canada or Mexico were absorbed into the USA that would have meant losing any food or sports enjoyed by the locals.
I mean if the British negotiators at the Treaty of Ghent had been at all competent then Canada would include much more territory that it currently does.
the Dominion of Canada as a sovereign nation wasn't created until 1867, however the British colony that became the sovereign nation of Canada was called Canada before, during, and after 1812. Therefore it is still correct to say Canada was invaded. Great Britain wouldn't be correct anyway, as that's just the island comprised of England, Scotland, and Wales, not the whole empire/commonwealth.
Great Britain is not short for the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland" Great Britain is not the same as the United Kingdom. Great Britain (consisting of England, Scotland and Wales) is a constituent of the sovereign nation called the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
Yet a resident of Northern Ireland is granted a British passport and the demonym for the UK is British. Realistically, only the English day they're British, everyone else in the UK says they're Scottish, Irish, etc.
I've worked with Scottish and Welsh people before who called themselves British, in addition to Scottish or Welsh. But maybe that's because they were overseas and knew it would be understood differently in that context?
Sounds like you people have never been to Northern Ireland, or even talked to people from that part of the world. If you had you would know that many of them say they are British rather than just Irish. In fact adamantly so.
The War of 1812 was technically not really an invasion - the British were in the US just as much as the US were in Canada (technically not yet Canada). It wasn't until 1813 that US gained control of Lake Erie and Western Ontario. However, in 1814, the British invaded and seized parts of Maine, Michigan, and Wisconsin, holding them for the duration of the war. You can't really say whether it was an invasion from either side.
If troops are sent into a country which is not hostile to the sender of the troops, that surely is an invasion. But what if both (or all) countries arm heavily for some time and then send troops to one another's territories virtually at the same time? Is that an invasion? Was the start of the Six Days war in 1967 an Israeli invasion, for example?
It was disputed territory, much of it inhabited almost entirely by the Native Americans and no one else. Both sides might have laid claim to it but neither controlled the bulk of the territory. It would be like Portugal and Spain fighting over the western Amazon in the 1500's.
It seems like a lot of people here have strong feelings but not a lot of knowledge on the status of Canada at this time. For the record, American soldiers directly attacked York, the capital of the colony of Upper Canada (present-day Toronto). They set it on fire. It's hard to call a town of several hundred established Canadian colonists "disputed territory".
Greece maybe, Sparta is incorrect. Athens was the only target in 490BC, the invasion of the whole of Greece (specifically Athens and Sparta) took place in 480BC.
Note about the dates: for most of this quiz the invasions are listed chronologically in descending order. Then when you get to the BC dates the order is fudged a little bit, maybe because when ordering it you were temporarily not thinking of the fact that bigger BC dates are farther back in time than smaller ones? Anyway, if you care to fix it...
In 1973, Egypt and Syria attacked Israel, and most of the fighting was in territory already controlled by Israel. Any incursions into territory then controlled by Egypt and Syria was after many days of intense fighting in areas held by Israel since 1967. I don't think that counts as an Israeli invasion. A more accurate question would be Egypt and Syria (attempted) - like the Spanish Armada question.
You could make a case for the 1967 war, I suppose. While the war was certainly provoked by huge armed forces amassing on Israel's Egyptian and Syrian borders, Israel did make the first strikes, albeit in self-defense.
It's a bit difficult when we're talking about disputed and occupied territory. The Palestinian Territories were de facto under Israeli control but de jure still part of Egypt, Syria, and Jordan (Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, and West Bank respectively). It was an invasion of those disputed territories and not clearly Israeli territory. I would agree that it should be marked as attempted because it's not like the Syrians and Egyptians would have opted for peace after the border battles.
It seems like a very bad idea to invade Russia at all but especially as late as June. I know Hitler delayed his invasion from May until June 22 because he decided to intervene in the Balkans and North Africa first but I'm not as well versed on the Napoleonic Wars. You've already missed between one and two months of good weather if you start in June! While the Wehrmacht, had Hitler actually listened to his generals, could have taken Moscow as early as September, how did Napoleon ever think such a feat was mathematically possible? He was moving the Grand Army entirely on foot and horseback, not via rail and mechanized units.
during the Napoleonic era, and indeed all wars up until really recently the crucial factor was forage for all the horses. You can't even start to assemble big armies until the grass starts to grow again in the spring. You can hardly take it with you - you'd need more horses.
What had garnered Napoleon so much success was his strategy of foraging for supplies rather than waiting for supplies to catch up with the armies, this led to far speedier invasions, Russia countered this tactic by burning the land ahead of him therefore making it impossible to forage, leading to major supply issues that decimated his army.
I had to name every country in Europe between Spain and Poland before I finally got to Russia. I know that June narrows it down, but I definitely don't remember the timeline of Napoleon's campaign.
But Soup does say Macedon was a "kingdom of Greece"... whatever that means... if he's using Greece as a region then Macedonia could be used in the same way.
Good quiz did not get the ancient ones didn't realise Macedonia was next to Persia so guessed Thrace, Bulgaria and Greece instead. Did not know where Babylon was
Pretty sure Alexander conquered Thrace and the rest of Greece before turning his attention to the Persian Empire, which at the time controlled Asia Minor.
Wrong, they both did invade Russia. They made it quite far, as a matter of fact. They both didn't *conquer* them, but that was not claimed. The Spanish Armada, though, even failed to actually enter Britain, as their ships didn't make it to the shore.
Let's also not forget that on 1 March 2007, Switzerland invaded Liechtenstein... albeit not on purpose.
Americans are most patriotic when they are overseas. My Mother (an American) became an expatriate when she married my Dad. But any American tourist who found their way to our door (we lived on small islands and my parents were well known), were entertained and given the grand tour of whatever island we happened to be on. This was the '50s and '60s and Mom welcomed fellow Americans who would not even have spoken to her in a civil manner stateside. But, being overseas, they were very friendly. My perplexed Dad, who had read and heard of horrible injustices against Blacks in the US, once asked how she could entertain some of those people. Her response: "We're American".
Both Germany and the Soviet Union invaded Poland in 1939. The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact of 1939 provided for a division of spoils, not the formation of a coalition.
For education of this (largely) English speaking & American audience, it would be also good to include September 1939 Germany - Poland and September 1939 Soviet Union - Poland. To again emphasize the fact that Poland was attacked from both sides, which unfortunately a lot of Americans do not know about.
Pretty wild that with the picture for the quiz being Napoleon less than half got Russia 1812. I guess Tolstoy's War and Peace and Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture don't have the recognition they used to.
By the way, there WERE Chinese and Soviets (troops) in Vietnam.
He pushed the envelope with Mexico and wanted Southern expansion of slavery, perhaps into Cuba.
You could make a case for the 1967 war, I suppose. While the war was certainly provoked by huge armed forces amassing on Israel's Egyptian and Syrian borders, Israel did make the first strikes, albeit in self-defense.
I had to name every country in Europe between Spain and Poland before I finally got to Russia. I know that June narrows it down, but I definitely don't remember the timeline of Napoleon's campaign.
Even the war in Korea or the war in Japan.
Let's also not forget that on 1 March 2007, Switzerland invaded Liechtenstein... albeit not on purpose.
Jane plays with Willi, Willi is happy again
Suki plays with Leo, Sacha plays with Britt
Adolf builds a bonfire, Enrico plays with it
Andre has a red flag, Chiang Ching's is blue
They all have hills to fly them on except for Lin Tai Yu
Dressing up in costumes, playing silly games
Hiding out in treetops, shouting out rude names
If looks could kill they probably will......