WAR AND 
THE PRESIDENTS
Throughout history, several of our presidents have been involved in
leading our country through times of war. Much like in the Trojan War, several
presidents of the United States faced many of the same types of situations.
Use the following web sites to investigate and find out the similarities
and differences between the Trojan War and the following American wars.
1. The Trojan War lasted for ten years, how long did the
following wars last?
Revolutionary War _______________
Civil War _______________
World War I _______________
World War II _______________
2. During the Trojan War the Greeks were fighting the Romans. Who was the
United States fight during the:
Revolutionary War _______________
Civil War _______________
World War I _______________
World War II _______________
3. The Trojan War started when Helena was kidnapped from Sparta. What was
the major cause for the beginning of the:
Revolutionary War _______________
Civil War _______________
World War I _______________
World War II _______________
4. The Trojan War was fought in what is now modern day Turkey in the
Mediteranean.
Where was the majority of fighting occur in each war?
Revolutionary War _______________
Civil War _______________
World War I _______________
World War II _______________
5. The Trojan War ended when Ulysses caputred the city of Troy by hiding
his troops in a wooden horse. How did each of these wars end?
Revolutionary War _____________
Civil War _____________
World War I _____________
World War II _____________
George
Washington
(1789-1797
Revolutionary
War
Abraham
Lincoln (1861-1865)
Woodrow Wilson
(1913-1921)
Wo
rld
War I
Fr
anklin
Roosevelt (1933-1945)
Ha
rry
S. Truman (1945-1953)
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