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1 Airborne & Special Operations Museum Gallery Scavenger Hunt for World History Explore the gallery to discover facts about the history of the airborne and special operations forces of the U.S. Army. Search the panels, reader-rails, captions, and maps for answers. 1. Name the two countries with airborne capabilities in the 1930 s. 2. Identify the country invaded on September 1, The 509 th Parachute Infantry Battalion began Operation TORCH with a jump in to which African country? 4. Which beaches did the U.S. Army take on D-Day? When was D-Day? 5. According to Franklin Roosevelt, when was the date which will live in infamy? What happened on this day? 6. Name the Philippine prison camp that 11 th Airborne Division paratroopers seized on February 23, How many Japanese soldiers did the men of the 503 rd Regimental Combat Team estimate there to be defending the Rock? What was the actual count? 8. Identify three factors that made war in the China-Burma-India Theater difficult. 9. How many gliders landed in Germany in just over an hour during Operation VARSITY?

2 10. What was the Marshall Plan? 11. Why was NATO formed? 12. Which countries were at war with each other after one crossed the 38 th Parallel? 13. Why did Lyndon Johnson send U.S. Marines and Army paratroopers to the Dominican Republic in 1965? 14. Which former French colony was divided into a communist North and an anticommunist South in 1954? 15. What activities did the Studies and Observations Groups (SOG) carry out in Cambodia and Laos? 16. Why did Ronald Reagan order the 1983 intervention in Grenada? 17. Identify the leader removed from power during Operation JUST CAUSE. 18. In which country were spider holes used in 1991? 19. List three countries in which the Army has participated in peacekeeping and/or humanitarian missions. 20. Name two animals used for transportation by soldiers fighting in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Hint: Look at multiple panels. Bonus: Why was Kurt Muse incarcerated in Panama s Modelo Prison?

3 Airborne & Special Operations Museum Gallery Scavenger Hunt for World History Explore the gallery to discover facts about the history of the airborne and special operations forces of the U.S. Army. Search the panels, reader-rails, captions, and maps for answers. 9. Name the two countries with airborne capabilities in the 1930 s. Germany and the Soviet Union From Test Platoon to Airborne Command 10. Identify the country invaded on September 1, Poland The World Turned Upside Down 11. The 509 th Parachute Infantry Battalion began Operation TORCH with a jump in to which African country? Algeria North Africa Operation TORCH and North Africa 12. Which beaches did the U.S. Army take on D-Day? When was D-Day? Utah and Omaha June 6, 1944 D-Day: Operation NEPTUNE 13. According to Franklin Roosevelt, when was the date which will live in infamy? What happened on this day? December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Day of Infamy 14. Name the Philippine prison camp that 11 th Airborne Division paratroopers seized on February 23, Los Banos in Luzon Counterattack in the Pacific 15. How many Japanese soldiers did the men of the 503 rd Regimental Combat Team estimate there to be defending the Rock? What was the actual count? Estimated: 850 Actual: over 5,000 Return to Corregidor 16. Identify three factors that made war in the China-Burma-India Theater difficult.

4 Terrain, climate, disease, insects, and heat Special Operations in Burma 9. How many gliders landed in Germany in just over an hour during Operation VARSITY? 1,348 CG-4A Waco Glider 10. What was the Marshall Plan? The economic reconstruction of Europe Neither Peace Nor War 11. Why was NATO formed? For the defense of Europe Neither Peace Nor War 12. Which countries were at war with each other after one crossed the 38 th Parallel? North Korea and South Korea Airborne and Special Operations in Korea 13. Why did Lyndon Johnson send U.S. Marines and Army paratroopers to the Dominican Republic in 1965? To protect American lives, restore order, and prevent a communist seizure of power Operation POWER PACK 14. Which former French colony was divided into a communist North and an anticommunist South in 1954? Vietnam, formerly Indochina Who Will Liberate the Third World? 15. What activities did the Studies and Observations Groups (SOG) carry out in Cambodia and Laos? Secret missions for intelligence gathering, sabotage, psychological operations, and subversion Special Forces in Southeast Asia 16. Why did Ronald Reagan order the 1983 intervention in Grenada? The possibility of a Soviet client state in such a strategic location was unacceptable Operation URGENT FURY 17. Identify the leader removed from power during Operation JUST CAUSE. Panamanian President Manual Noriega Six Minutes to Freedom or Operation JUST CAUSE 18. In which country were spider holes used in 1991? Iraq Spider Hole 19. List three countries in which the Army has participated in peacekeeping and/or humanitarian missions.

5 Somalia, Haiti, and Bosnia An Uncertain and Dangerous World 20. Name two animals used for transportation by soldiers fighting in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Hint: Look at multiple panels. Horses and donkeys Weapon of Choice and Transporting ARSOF Bonus: Why was Kurt Muse incarcerated in Panama s Modelo Prison? For transmitting clandestine anti-noriega radio messages Six Minutes to Freedom

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