Welcome! The Topic For Today Is…

1. Welcome! The Topic For Today Is…

2. The U.S. in WWII

3. Mobilization: 200 • Question: • Congress created this organization to fight inflation by implementing price controls on most goods and raising income tax rates • Answer • Office of Price Administration (OPA) Back

4. Mobilization: 400 • Question: • The U.S. government practiced this during WWII by establishing fixed allotments of goods deemed essential for the military • Answer • rationing Back

5. Mobilization: 600 • Question: • He threatened a march on Washington on July 1, 1941 in protest discrimination in the military and in industry. • Answer • A. Philip Randolph Back

6. Mobilization: 800 • Question: • As Army chief of staff, he pushed for the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps in early 1942 • Answer • George Marshall Back

7. Mobilization: 1000 • Question: • Many Japanese and Nisei were placed in these in 1942 out of fear that they would spy on the United States for the Japanese • Answer • Interment camps or relocation camps Back

8. European Theater: 200 • Question: • After Pearl Harbor, Churchill met with FDR and decided they would focus on defeating this dictator first • Answer • Hitler Back

9. European Theater: 400 • Question: • In order to control the seas for shipping, the United States fought with Germany to win this battle by May 1943 • Answer • Battle of the Atlantic Back

10. European Theater: 600 • Question • He served as the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe and facilitated Operation Overlord, or what you know commonly as D-Day • Answer • Dwight D. Eisenhower or Ike Back

11. European Theater: 800 • Question: • Hitler initiated this Battle with the Russians with the goals of obtaining oil and a rich industrial center on the Volga River • Answer • Battle of Stalingrad Back

12. European Theater: 1000 • Question: • The Allied Forces were surprised by the Germans at this battle and were actually pushed back until reinforcements came. • Answer • Battle of the Bulge Back

13. Pacific Theater: 200 • Question: • This battle checked the Japanese advancements and allowed the Americans to feel positive about the war in the pacific • Answer • Coral Sea Back

14. Pacific Theater: 400 • Question: • This tactic implemented by the U.S. military in the Pacific, helped to secure islands held by the Japanese in order to invade mainland Japan • Answer • Island hopping Back

15. Pacific Theater: 600 • Question: • This Japanese bombers were known as the divine wind in their attempts to saved Japan for U.S. invasion • Answer • kamikaze Back

16. Pacific Theater: 800 • Question: • He was in charge of building the actual atomic bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico • Answer • J. Robert Oppenheimer Back

17. Pacific Theater: 1000 • Question: • He was in charge of Japan after the war and their constitution is named after him. • Answer • General Douglas MacArthur Back

18. North African Theater: 200 • Question: • He wanted England and America to open a second front to divert resources away from the Eastern Front of the war • Answer • Joseph Stalin Back

19. North African Theater:400 • Question: • He served as Hitler’s general in the North African theater and later committed suicide. • Answer • General Erwin Rommel Back

20. North African Theater: 600 • Question: • This Axis Power was known as “the soft underbelly of the Axis” • Answer • Italy Back

21. North African Theater: 800 • Question: • He was removed from power in Italy and later reinstated by Hitler in a region in northern Italy. • Answer • Benito Mussolini Back

22. North African Theater: 1000 • Question: • This king of Italy relieved Mussolini of his duties on July 25, 1943 only to see Mussolini take power in northern Italy • Answer • Victor Emmanuel III Back

23. Impact of WWII: 200 • Question: • Over 6 million entered the workforce for the 1st time, boasting percentages to 35% • Answer • Women Back

24. Impact of WWII: 400 • Question: • Servicemen that returned from war were given the right to go to college at the expense of the federal government with this new law • Answer • GI Bill Back

25. Impact of WWII: 600 • Question: • African-Americans, Japanese-Americans, and Mexican-Americans all served in these types of units. • Answer • Segregated Back

26. Impact of WWII: 800 • Question: • He created the Congress of Racial Equality • Answer • James Farmer Back

27. Impact of WWII: 1000 • Question: • The movement of African-Americans between 1940 and 1950 is known as this • Answer • Great Migration Back

28. Bonus Question: 5000 pts. • Question: • List 3 reasons the United States decided to use the atomic bomb against the Japanese • Answer • … • Save American soldiers, retaliation for Pearl Harbor, unconditional surrender, show military superiority to the Russians Back

29. Daily Double The Winner Of The Last Round Write Down How Much Money You Are Willing To Risk If You get the Question write you win that money If you get it wrong you Loss the money!

30. Daily Double The Winner Of The Last Round Write Down How Much Money You Are Willing To Risk If You get the Question write you win that money If you get it wrong you Loss the money!