1. WWII Jeopardy!

2. The student will understand the Great Depression and WWII.
JEOPARDY!
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Standard VII C:
The student will understand the Great Depression and WWII.

3. JEOPARDY!
WWII Facts
Japan
Teams and Individuals
Taking a Stand
Germany
Germany Gets Her Way
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4. Battle of Midway Answer 1-100
On what Pacific Ocean island did American forces lead a successful surprise attack on the Japanese in 1942?
Battle of Midway

5. Answer 1-200
Where did Operation Torch occur, which resulted in major victories for Allied forces?
North Africa

6. General Dwight D. Eisenhower
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

7. General Douglas MacArthur
Answer 1-400
Which military leader did the Japanese surrender to onboard the U.S.S. Missouri?
General Douglas MacArthur

8. German concentration camps
Answer 1-500
What were Sobibor, Auschwitz-Birkenau, and Dakau?
German concentration camps

9. Answer 2-100
Who did America clash with over territory in the Pacific?
JAPAN

10. The Manhattan Project 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

11. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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

12. Answer 2-400 The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
“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

13. Emperor Hirohito Answer 2-500
Who was the Emperor of Japan during WWII?
Emperor Hirohito

14. Answer 3-100
List the 4 nations that were the major Allied Powers during WWII.
United States
England
France
Soviet Union (Russia)

15. Answer 3-200
List the 3 Axis Powers of WWII.
Italy
Germany
Japan

16. Answer 3-300 They were all U.S. military leaders during WWII
What did Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, and George S. Patton all have in common?
They were all U.S. military leaders during WWII

17. Answer 3-400
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?
Joseph Stalin

18. Japanese American Internment
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

19. To remain neutral Answer 4-100
What was the official policy of the United States at the beginning of both WWI and WWII?
To remain neutral

20. Answer 4-200 Daily Double!!! The Lend-Lease Act
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

21. Answer 4-300
What term describes the policy of remaining neutral and out of other country’s business?
Isolationism

22. 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

23. 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

24. Answer 5-100
What term is used to describe a movement in Italy based on nationalism and extreme racism?
Fascism

25. Answer 5-200
What term describes the WWII-German form of fascism?
Nazism

26. 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

27. Answer 5-400
What was considered Hitler’s most effective political tool?
Mass Rally

28. Answer 5-500 The Weimar Republic
What was the name of the Democratic government Hitler took over in the early 1930’s?
The Weimar Republic

29. Answer 6-100
What was the name of the policy pioneered by Neville Chamberlain and used with Hitler.
Appeasement

30. Answer 6-200 Neville Chamberlain
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

31. Answer 6-300
What small and disputed territory did Hitler take from France?
The Rhineland

32. Answer 6-400 Non-Aggression Pact
What term describes an agreement between two nations not to go to war against each other?
Non-Aggression Pact

33. 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