War in Europe Terms & Codes Commanders & Leaders Battles outside of Europe “Terms in Quotes”

Question: What is the Maginot Line? Check Your Answer War in Europe for 1

Answer: system of fortifications along French/German border Back to the Game Board War in Europe for 1

Question: What is the German word used to describe fast moving planes & tanks, followed by massive infantry forces? Check Your Answer War in Europe for 2

Answer: Blitzkrieg Back to the Game Board War in Europe for 2

Question: location of the evacuation of 338,000 Allied soldiers, after they were forced to the coast of France by the Germans Check Your Answer War in Europe for 3

Answer: Dunkirk Back to the Game Board War in Europe for 3

Question: Germans set up a puppet government in south France led by Marshal Petain Check Your Answer War in Europe for 4

Answer: Vichy Back to the Game Board War in Europe for 4

Question: The Luftwaffe bombing raids on British air field, aircraft factories & later London Check Your Answer War in Europe for 5

Answer: Battle of Britain Back to the Game Board War in Europe for 5

Question: Germany’s air force Check Your Answer Terms & Codes for 1

Answer: Luftwaffe Back to the Game Board Terms & Codes for 1

Question: German code making machine Check Your Answer Terms & Codes for 2

Answer: enigma Back to the Game Board Terms & Codes for 2

Question: Operation Barbarossa Check Your Answer Terms & Codes for 3

Answer: Operation Barbarossa Back to the Game Board Terms & Codes for 3

Question: took away rights of Jews Check Your Answer Terms & Codes for 4

Answer: Nuremberg Laws Back to the Game Board Terms & Codes for 4

Question: invasion of France by Allies Check Your Answer Terms & Codes for 5

Answer: Operation Overlord Back to the Game Board Terms & Codes for 5

Question: Set up French government while in exile in London Check Your Answer Leaders & Commanders for 1

Answers: Charles de Gaulle Back to the Game Board Leaders & Commanders for 1

Question: leader of the Afrika Korps Check Your Answer Leaders & Commanders for 2

Answer: Erwin Rommel Back to the Game Board Leaders & Commanders for 2

Question: led raid on Tokyo causing more psychological damage than military impact Check Your Answer Leaders & Commanders for 3

Answer: Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle Back to the Game Board Leaders & Commanders for 3

Question: commander of Allied forces in Pacific Check Your Answer Leaders & Commanders for 4

Answer: General Douglas MacArthur Back to the Game Board Leaders & Commanders for 4

Question: commander of Japanese fleet Check Your Answer Leaders & Commanders for 5

Answer: Admiral Yamamoto Back to the Game Board Leaders & Commanders for 5

Question: used by the Soviets to render the land unusable by the Germans Check Your Answer Battles outside of Europe for 1

Answer: scorched earth strategy Back to the Game Board Battles outside of Europe for 1

Question: aircraft carriers played a big role Check Your Answer Battles outside of Europe for 2

Answer: Battle of Coral Sea Back to the Game Board Battles outside of Europe for 2

Question: 1 st stop in island hopping Check Your Answer Battles outside of Europe for 3

Answer: Guadalcanal Back to the Game Board Battles outside of Europe for 3

Question: Rommel is defeated & falls back after 1,000 troops caught Axis soldiers by surprise Check Your Answer Battles outside of Europe for 4

Answer: Battle of El Alamein Back to the Game Board Battles outside of Europe for 4

Question: At first Hitler refused to allow retreat. 90,000 frostbitten starving German troops eventually surrendered Check Your Answer Battles outside of Europe for 5

Answer: Battle of Stalingrad Back to the Game Board Battles outside of Europe for 5

Question: Rommel a.k.a Check Your Answer “Terms in Quotes” for 1

Answer: “Desert Fox” Back to the Game Board “Terms in Quotes” for 1

Question: Japanese led prisoners on a forced march Check Your Answer “Terms in Quotes” for 2

Answer: “Death March” Back to the Game Board “Terms in Quotes” for 2

Question: Guadalcanal Check Your Answer “Terms in Quotes” for 3

Answer: “The Island of Death” Back to the Game Board “Terms in Quotes” for 3

Question: program of genocide used by the Germans against the Jews Check Your Answer “Terms in Quotes” for 4

Answer: “Final Solution” Back to the Game Board “Terms in Quotes” for 4

Question: Hitler favored emigration as a solution to what he called Check Your Answer “Terms in Quotes” for 5

Answer: “The Jewish Problem” Back to the Game Board Govt. & economics for 5

FINAL JEOPARDY! Category: End of the War

Question: What were the codenames of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki?

Answer: Fat man and little boy