Jeopardy

1. Final Jeopardy Jeopardy Russian Rev./ WW I Totalitariansim WWII Cold War Potpourri $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

2. Q: What were the two sides in the Great War? $100 Russian Rev./ WWI

3. R: $100 Russian Rev./ WWI Allies and Central Powers

4. Q: What new weapon changed the whole complexion of the war and was responsible for the most deaths? $200 Russian Rev./ WWI

5. R: $200 Russian Rev./ WWI The Machine Gun

6. Q: Why did Russia drop out of the war? $300 Russian Rev./ WWI

7. R: $300 Russian Rev./ WWI The Russian Revolution, the leaders of which promised peace

8. Q: Describe the Schlieffen Plan. $400 Russian Rev./ WWI

9. R: $400 Russian Rev./ WWI Defeat France quickly, then attack Russia.

10. $500 Russian Rev./ WWI Q: Name two countries not invited to the Paris Peace Conference?

11. $500 Russian Rev./ WWI R: Germany and Russia

12. Q: $100 Totalitariansim What term best describes how England and France gave in to Hitler’s territorial demands?

13. R: Appeasement $100 Totalitariansim

14. Q: $200 Totalitariansim Which political system stresses national pride, anti-semitism, and a dictator?

15. R: $200 Totalitariansim Fascism

16. Q: $300 Totalitariansim What two countries shocked the world by signing a non-aggression pact in 1939?

17. R: $300 Totalitariansim Soviet Union and Germany

18. Q: $400 Totalitariansim In which country was there a Civil War during this time period which served as a preview of WWII?

19. R: $400 Totalitariansim Spain

20. $500 Totalitariansim Q: What was the name of the area given to Hitler at the Munich Conference?

21. $500 Totalitariansim R: The Sudetenland

22. Q: $100 WWII What was the name of the plan created by Douglas MacArthur to avoid heavily Japanese fortified islands?

23. R: $100 WWII Island Hopping

24. Q: $200 WWII Why did the invasion of Poland start WWII?

25. R: $200 WWII Great Britain and France came to Poland’s defense.

26. Q: $300 WWII Name two reasons why Nuremberg became famous.

27. R: $300 WWII • Nazi rallies were held there annually • Nuremberg laws (anti-semitism) • Nuremberg trials for Nazi leaders

28. Q: $400 WWII What two important decisions were made early by Allied leaders?

29. R: 1. Defeat Germany first 2. Only accept unconditional surrender $400 WWII

30. $500 WWII Q: What was the name of the conference attended by the Big 3 to restructure Europe after the War?

31. $500 WWII R: Yalta

32. Q: $100 Cold War What became the symbol of the Cold War?

33. R: $100 Cold War The Berlin Wall

34. Q: $200 Cold War What word best describes the goal of the U.S. during the Cold War?

35. R: $200 Cold War Containment

36. Q: What two wars did the U.S. fight during the Cold War? $300 Cold War

37. R: $300 Cold War 1.Korean 2. Vietnam

38. Q: $400 Cold War What two events are seen as the end of the Cold War?

39. R: $400 Cold War • Fall of the Berlin Wall • 2. Collapse of the Soviet Union

40. $500 Cold War Q: Besides spreading communism, what was the other goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

41. $500 Cold War R: Create a buffer zone in Eastern Europe

42. Q: Whose assassination “sparked” WWI? $100 Potpurri

43. $100 Potpurri R: Archduke Franz Ferdinand

44. Q: $200 Potpurri Stalin’s elimination of any potential rival was known as what?

45. R: $200 Potpurri The Great Purge

46. Q: $300 Potpurri What was the name of the U.S. plan to build up the economies of Europe after WWII?

47. R: $300 Potpurri The Marshall Plan

48. Q: Name two of the three countries that came into being in either 1947 or 1948? $400 Potpurri

49. R: 1. India 2. Pakistan 3. Israel - 1948 $400 Potpurri - 1947

50. $500 Potpurri Q: What was the name of the Russian legislature, created by Nicholas II?