USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

WAR OF 1812

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where the U.S attack when the war FIRST began?
A
London
B
Egypt
C
France
D
Mexico
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In order to strike at Great Britain, U.S. forces almost immediately attacked Canada, which was then a British colony. American officials were overly optimistic about the invasion’s success, especially given how underprepared U.S. troops were at the time.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first of the London daylight air raids was on 13 June 1917 with 20 Gothas. Over 100 bombs were dropped and 162 civilians were killed, including 18 infants at Upper North Street school in Poplar. On 31 October 1917, 22 Gothas carried out their incendiary bombing raid over London using a total of 83 bombs.

Detailed explanation-3: -From 7 September 1940, London was systematically bombed by the Luftwaffe for 56 of the following 57 days and nights. Notable attacks included a large daylight attack against London on 15 September, a large raid on December 29 1940 against London resulting in a firestorm known as the Second Great Fire of London.

Detailed explanation-4: -Read a brief summary of this topic. War of 1812, (June 18, 1812–February 17, 1815), conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights. It ended with the exchange of ratifications of the Treaty of Ghent.

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