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WWII Jeopardy!

WWII Jeopardy!. JEOPARDY!. Click Once to Begin. Standard VII C: The student will understand the Great Depression and WWII. JEOPARDY!. WWII Facts. Japan. Teams and Individuals. Taking a Stand. Germany. Germany Gets Her Way. 100. 100. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 200.

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WWII Jeopardy!

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  1. WWII Jeopardy!

  2. JEOPARDY! Click Once to Begin Standard VII C: The student will understand the Great Depression and WWII.

  3. JEOPARDY! WWII Facts Japan Teams and Individuals Taking a Stand Germany Germany Gets Her Way 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500

  4. Answer 1-100 • On what Pacific Ocean island did American forces lead a successful surprise attack on the Japanese in 1942? • Battle of Midway

  5. Answer 1-200 • Where did Operation Torch occur, which resulted in major victories for Allied forces? • North Africa

  6. Answer 1-300 • Who was the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces during the invasion of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944? (The D-Day Invasion) • General Dwight D. Eisenhower

  7. Answer 1-400 • Which military leader did the Japanese surrender to onboard the U.S.S. Missouri? • General Douglas MacArthur

  8. Answer 1-500 • What were Sobibor, Auschwitz-Birkenau, and Dakau? • German concentration camps

  9. Answer 2-100 Who did America clash with over territory in the Pacific? JAPAN

  10. Answer 2-200 • What was the name of the scientific project, sponsored by the U.S. government, to create an atomic bomb? • The Manhattan Project

  11. Answer 2-300 • What two Japanese cities were destroyed when the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Japan toward the end of WWII? • Hiroshima and Nagasaki

  12. Answer 2-400 • “Yesterday, December 7, 1941 – a date that will live in infamy – the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan… I believe I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make very certain that this form of treachery shall never endanger us again… I ask that the Congress declare that since… Sunday, December 7th, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire.” What event occurred to lead President Roosevelt to make this appeal? • The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

  13. Answer 2-500 • Who was the Emperor of Japan during WWII? • Emperor Hirohito

  14. Answer 3-100 • List the 4 nations that were the major Allied Powers during WWII. • United States • England • France • Soviet Union (Russia)

  15. Answer 3-200 • List the 3 Axis Powers of WWII. • Italy • Germany • Japan

  16. Answer 3-300 • What did Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, and George S. Patton all have in common? • They were all U.S. military leaders during WWII

  17. Answer 3-400 • Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII? • Joseph Stalin

  18. Answer 3-500 Daily Double!!! • What was the name of the U.S. decision to imprison Japanese Americans during World War II? • Japanese American Internment

  19. Answer 4-100 • What was the official policy of the United States at the beginning of both WWI and WWII? • To remain neutral

  20. Answer 4-200 Daily Double!!! • Before the U.S. entered WWII, President Roosevelt tried to stay out of the war and help the Allies by shipping weapons and other supplies to them. The Allies would pay for the supplies “later”. What act allowed President Roosevelt to do this? • The Lend-Lease Act

  21. Answer 4-300 • What term describes the policy of remaining neutral and out of other country’s business? • Isolationism

  22. Answer 4-400 • Before and during WWII, Germany was devoted only to the interests and culture of Germany. What term describes this extreme devotion and excitement about one’s own country? • Nationalism

  23. Answer 4-500 • Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, and Adolf Hitler all had complete control over their nations. What term describes when a government has complete control of a nation? • Totalitarian

  24. Answer 5-100 • What term is used to describe a movement in Italy based on nationalism and extreme racism? • Fascism

  25. Answer 5-200 • What term describes the WWII-German form of fascism? • Nazism

  26. Answer 5-300 • What book did Adolf Hitler write? In it, he described the basic beliefs of Nazism and his plans for the Nazi Party. • Mein Kampf

  27. Answer 5-400 • What was considered Hitler’s most effective political tool? • Mass Rally

  28. Answer 5-500 • What was the name of the Democratic government Hitler took over in the early 1930’s? • The Weimar Republic

  29. Answer 6-100 • What was the name of the policy pioneered by Neville Chamberlain and used with Hitler. • Appeasement

  30. Answer 6-200 • Which British Prime Minister signed an agreement to allow Adolf Hitler to annex Czechoslovakia into Germany? Because of this agreement, Hitler took over Czechoslovakia without firing a shot. • Neville Chamberlain

  31. Answer 6-300 • What small and disputed territory did Hitler take from France? • The Rhineland

  32. Answer 6-400 • What term describes an agreement between two nations not to go to war against each other? • Non-Aggression Pact

  33. Answer 6-500 • What term described Germany’s military strategy to use fast tanks and powerful aircraft, followed by overwhelming ground forces? The term means “lightning war”. • Blitzkrieg

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