World History

Lionel Mandrake

(4,167 posts) Wed Mar 19, 2025, 06:01 PM Mar 2025

X declared war on the USA, but the USA never declared war on X.

Can you name Country X?

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X declared war on the USA, but the USA never declared war on X. (Original Post) Lionel Mandrake Mar 2025 OP

How about some kind of hint? PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2025 #1

Twentieth century, n/t Lionel Mandrake Mar 2025 #3

Was it Germany? CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2025 #2

No, it wasn't Germany, n/t Lionel Mandrake Mar 2025 #4

Aha! I did an internet search and I think I found the country. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2025 #5

It turns out there is more than one answer to my question. Lionel Mandrake Mar 2025 #6

PoindexterOglethorpe

(27,945 posts)

1. How about some kind of hint?

Reply to Lionel Mandrake (Original post)

Wed Mar 19, 2025, 06:18 PM

Mar 2025

Maybe what century this happened in? Or maybe something about how the war went? Did we win? Lose? Fight to a draw?

Lionel Mandrake

(4,167 posts)

3. Twentieth century, n/t

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 19, 2025, 09:48 PM

Mar 2025

CaliforniaPeggy

(154,247 posts)

2. Was it Germany?

Reply to Lionel Mandrake (Original post)

Wed Mar 19, 2025, 09:05 PM

Mar 2025

I know we declared war on Japan.

Lionel Mandrake

(4,167 posts)

4. No, it wasn't Germany, n/t

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 19, 2025, 09:49 PM

Mar 2025

PoindexterOglethorpe

(27,945 posts)

5. Aha! I did an internet search and I think I found the country.

Reply to Lionel Mandrake (Original post)

Wed Mar 19, 2025, 09:57 PM

Mar 2025

I'll PM you, so others can still see this thread without a spoiler.

I so love learning new, and especially obscure (to me) information.

Lionel Mandrake

(4,167 posts)

6. It turns out there is more than one answer to my question.

Reply to Lionel Mandrake (Original post)

Sat Mar 22, 2025, 01:58 AM

Mar 2025

I had one country in mind, but PoindexterOglethorpe found another.

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