Chapter 8: The World at War By Salina Sanders and Victoria Thompson Rules: Once you miss a question, you are out for the remainder of the game. Whoever has the most points at the end wins.

ROUND 1 Questions 50 points each

Round 1: Questions 50 points each What was “lend-lease” and why did Roosevelt support it?

Round 1: Questions 50 points each Lend-Lease allowed the US to send supplies and aid to any nation whose defense was important to the national security of the US. The country would pay after the war, and Roosevelt felt it was necessary to save England and the US.

Round 1: Questions 50 points each Why did the US get involved in World War II and who were we fighting against?

Round 1: Questions 50 points each The US got involved in World War II after Pearl Harbor, because they felt the Japanese had gone too far. They were fighting against the Axis powers: Germany, Italy and Japan.

Round 1: Questions 50 points each Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor?

Round 1: Questions 50 points each They feared the US naval fleet anchored there and wanted to destroy it.

ROUND 2 Questions 150 points each

Round 2: Questions 150 points each While Hitler was rising to power in Germany, who was the totalitarian dictator of Italy?

Round 2: Questions 150 points each Benito Mussolini

Round 2: Questions 150 points each What was the Holocaust?

Round 2: Questions 150 points each The mass murder of more than six million Jews, Slavs, gypsies, homosexuals, and disabled people.

Round 2: Questions 150 points each What was isolationism and why did many Americans support it?

Round 2: Questions 150 points each Isolationism was the belief that America shouldn’t go to war or get involved at all. Many Americans had lived through World War I and did not want to experience it again.

ROUND 3 Questions 300 points each

Round 3: Questions 300 points each How did the Holocaust affect Atlanta’s Jewish Community?

Round 3: Questions 300 points each They were horrified, and the Holocaust caused more sadness and terror in Atlanta than anywhere else in the state, and sparked increased fears of anti-semitism (prejudice against Jews) and increased support for a Jewish homeland.

Round 3: Questions 300 points each What were Warm Springs and the Little White House?

Round 3: Questions 300 points each Warm Springs was a place in Meriweather, Georgia where FDR often came to gain relief from his polio. He visited so often that he built a home here, called the Little White House.

Round 3: Questions 300 points each Who was Tojo Hideki?

Round 3: Questions 300 points each Japan’s aggressive military leader.

ROUND 4 Questions 500 points each

Round 4: Questions 500 points each What was Pearl Harbor, and what day did it happen?

Round 4: Questions 500 points each On December 7, 1941, Japan bomber planes flew over Pearl Harbor, bombing the naval fleet that was there. Many soldiers and civilians died because of this, and FDR called it “A day that will live in infamy.”

Round 4: Questions 500 points each Who was Richard Russel?

Round 4: Questions 500 points each The youngest member of the State legistlature, the youngest governor of Georgia, and the youngest member of the US Senate when he was elected in 1933. He was a great supporter of the New Deal program, and served on the Senate Naval Affairs Committee and eventually became chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. He often visited the troops and was the first to argue that the US needed military bases in foreign territories.

Round 4: Questions 500 points each What was Bell Aircraft and where was it located?

Round 4: Questions 500 points each An aircraft factory in Marietta, Georgia that produced over 600 B-29 bombers, helped win the war and pulled many Georgians out of the Great Depression.

ROUND 5 Questions 750 points each

Round 5: Questions 750 points each Who was Carl Vinson?

Round 5: Questions 750 points each Elected to the House of Representatives in 1914, he served 50 years, longer than any other congressman in US history. He served on the House Naval Affairs Committee where we won the nickname “the father of the two-ocean navy.” He argued that the US must strengthen its navy if it wanted to stay secure. He was credited with giving the US the ability to win in the Pacific

Round 5: Questions 750 points each What was the purpose of military bases in Georgia?

Round 5: Questions 750 points each They played a crucial role in preparing the nation’s soldiers for war. Of the millions who served, many were trained in Georgia before being sent to fight.

Round 5: Questions 750 points each What did the shipyards at Savannah and Brunswick contribute to the war?

Round 5: Questions 750 points each They provided major naval power and constructed over 180 ships for the war efforts.

BONUS ROUND If you get 2 out of 3 questions right, you win the game BONUS ROUND If you get 2 out of 3 questions right, you win the game. All previously disqualified players may go for broke on the bonus round.

Why did Germany and Italy declare war on America? Bonus Round Why did Germany and Italy declare war on America?

They had a pact with Japan, and America and Japan were at war. Bonus Round They had a pact with Japan, and America and Japan were at war.

What year did Hitler take complete control of Germany? Bonus Round What year did Hitler take complete control of Germany?

Bonus Round 1933

What were the military bases in Georgia? Bonus Round What were the military bases in Georgia?

Bonus Round Fort Gordon in Augusta, Fort Benning in Columbus, and Fort Stewart in Savannah

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