1. World War II
JEOPARDY
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2. Vocabulary
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WWII Challenge
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3. WWII Challenge 100
The largest amphibian assault in history was known as
A: D-Day 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27. Hodge Podge 500
Leader of CORE
A: James Farmer 27