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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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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 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500
Answer 1-100 • On what Pacific Ocean island did American forces lead a successful surprise attack on the Japanese in 1942? • Battle of Midway
Answer 1-200 • Where did Operation Torch occur, which resulted in major victories for Allied forces? • North Africa
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
Answer 1-400 • Which military leader did the Japanese surrender to onboard the U.S.S. Missouri? • General Douglas MacArthur
Answer 1-500 • What were Sobibor, Auschwitz-Birkenau, and Dakau? • German concentration camps
Answer 2-100 Who did America clash with over territory in the Pacific? JAPAN
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
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
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
Answer 2-500 • Who was the Emperor of Japan during WWII? • Emperor Hirohito
Answer 3-100 • List the 4 nations that were the major Allied Powers during WWII. • United States • England • France • Soviet Union (Russia)
Answer 3-200 • List the 3 Axis Powers of WWII. • Italy • Germany • Japan
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
Answer 3-400 • Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII? • Joseph Stalin
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
Answer 4-100 • What was the official policy of the United States at the beginning of both WWI and WWII? • To remain neutral
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
Answer 4-300 • What term describes the policy of remaining neutral and out of other country’s business? • Isolationism
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
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
Answer 5-100 • What term is used to describe a movement in Italy based on nationalism and extreme racism? • Fascism
Answer 5-200 • What term describes the WWII-German form of fascism? • Nazism
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
Answer 5-400 • What was considered Hitler’s most effective political tool? • Mass Rally
Answer 5-500 • What was the name of the Democratic government Hitler took over in the early 1930’s? • The Weimar Republic
Answer 6-100 • What was the name of the policy pioneered by Neville Chamberlain and used with Hitler. • Appeasement
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
Answer 6-300 • What small and disputed territory did Hitler take from France? • The Rhineland
Answer 6-400 • What term describes an agreement between two nations not to go to war against each other? • Non-Aggression Pact
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
