1 World War II Single Round JEOPARDY

2 WWII ChallengeVocabulary Key People Key Events Hodge Podge

3 WWII Challenge 100 The largest amphibian assault in history was known as A: D-Day

4 WWII Challenge 200 A: Dwight D. Eisenhower The General during multiple campaigns who later became president was

5 WWII Challenge 300 A: Hiroshima and Nagasaki Name the cities that were bombed by the United States to close out WWII

6 WWII Challenge 400 A: War Production Board Group that orchestrated the rationing of goods during wartime

7 WWII Challenge 500 A: Battle of the Bulge Skirmish in which the Germans made one last attempt to defend the motherland

8 Vocabulary 100 A: European Theater Term used to describe fighting in Europe.

9 Vocabulary 200 A: Pacific Theater Term used to describe fighting on/around islands near Japan

10 Vocabulary 300 A: Island Hopping Term used to describe method of United States attack in Pacific

11 Vocabulary 400 A: Internment The imprisonment of Japanese American citizens during WWII

12 Vocabulary 500 A: Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Group dedicated to attaining equality in the United States

13 Key People 100 A: FDR President at start of WWII

14 Key People 200 A: Harry Truman President at conclusion of WWII

15 Key People 300 Key People 300 A: J. Robert Oppenheimer Key individual in the development of the atomic bomb

16 Key People 400 A: George Patton General of Army during WWII

17 Key People 500 A: Chester A. Nimitz Admiral of US Navy during WWII

18 Key Events 100 A: V-E Day ‘Day’ the US officially defeated the Germans in WWII

19 Key Events 200 A: Battle of Midway Battle in which the US successfully repelled the Japanese, which was followed by offensive attacks

20 Key Events 300 A: Battle of Iwo Jima Battle that resulted in the capture of a Japanese Island

21 Key Events 400 A: Nuremberg Trials Trials that were conducted to bring justice to Nazi party members responsible for the Holocaust

22 Key Events 500 A: Zoot Suit Riots Racial tensions in LA during the war led to

23 Hodge Podge 100 A: Manhattan Project Name of covert operation to develop the A-Bomb

24 Hodge Podge 200 A: Kamikaze Technique used by Japanese during WWII that involved a suicide attack

25 Hodge Podge 300 A: Japanese American Citizens League Group responsible for attaining reparations years after WWII had concluded

26 Hodge Podge 400 A: Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps Group formed to allow women to participate in the military

27 Hodge Podge 500 A: James Farmer Leader of CORE