1. Jeopardy Key Events Tragedy Key People Home-front The end of it all
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2. $100 Question from Key People
Who was the dictator of Germany?

3. $100 Answer from Key People
Hitler

4. $200 Question from Key People
Name two Allied leaders and what
countries that they lead.

5. $200 Answer from Key People
Truman and FDR led the US and
Churchill led Great Britain. Stalin
was the leader of the USSR (Russia).

6. $300 Question from Key People
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen and how did
They help the US win WWII?

7. $300 Answer from Key People
The Tuskegee Airmen were a brave group of African American fighter pilots that led many successful air raids in WWII.

8. $400 Question from Key People DOUBLE
Name the three leaders of the
Major Axis Powers and what
Country they each represented.

9. $400 Answer from Key People
Japan’s leader was Hirohito, Germany’s leader
Was Hitler, and Italy’s leader was Mussolini.

10. $500 Question from Key People DOUBLE
How were the beliefs of the Axis and
The Allies different?

11. $500 Answer from Key People
Axis Powers- believed in dictatorship; believed
that one particular group of people is better
Allies-believed in democracy

12. $100 Question from Key Events
What was Hitler’s mass murder of
The Jews called?

13. $100 Answer from Key Events
The Holocaust

14. $200 Question from Key Events
WWII was being fought in two fronts
or two areas—where?

15. $200 Answer from Key Events
Europe and the Pacific

16. $300 Question from Key Events
What occurred on D-Day?

17. $300 Answer from Key Events
On D-Day, the U.S led the largest land to
water invasion in history. The invasion
enabled U.S. troops to get to Berlin and
eventually force Germany to surrender.

18. $400 Question from Key Events
Why was the battle of Iwo Jima
Important?

19. $400 Answer from Key Events
Iwo Jima was important because it was a major
victory in the US’s plan to island hop.
Capturing Iwo Jima allowed the US to get
closer to capturing Japan.

20. $500 Question from Key Events
What was the day that WWII ended
called and why?

21. $500 Answer from Key Events
The day that ended WWII for good was
Called VJ Day- victory in Japan day.

22. $100 Question from Home-front
What group of people were working on the home-front
While the men were off fighting?

23. $100 Answer from Home Front
The women were taking over men’s jobs and doing everything they could to help with the war effort.

24. $200 Question from Home-front
What is rationing and why was it done?

25. $200 Answer from Home Front
Rationing was the system of limiting what people can eat.
Americans used this system so they could send more
food over to the troops.

26. $300 Question from Home-front
What did women do to help with the war effort?
(Name three things)

27. $300 Answer from Home Front
Women worked in factories that made war supplies, worked
as nurses, made victory gardens, and rationed their food.

28. $400 Question from Home-front DOUBLE
How was America able to get out
Of the Great Depression?

29. $400 Answer from Home Front
America was able to get out of the
Depression by getting involved in WWII.

30. $500 Question from Home-front DOUBLE
Name two ways that Americans at
Home were affected by WWII…

31. $500 Answer from Home Front
Americans were rationing their food,
Growing victory gardens, and women
Were taking over men’s jobs.

32. $100 Question from Tragedy
Where did the attack by Japan
on the US occur?

33. $100 Answer from Tragedy
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii

34. $200 Question from Tragedy
What two cities in Japan did the US use the atomic
bomb to attack?

35. $200 Answer from Tragedy
Hiroshima and Nagasaki

36. $300 Question from Tragedy
Why did the US decide to use the atomic bomb
For the first time in WWII?

37. $300 Answer from Tragedy
President Truman wanted to end the war and he felt that
The atomic bombs were the only way to not lose anymore
American lives.

38. $400 Question from WWII- Tragedy-DOUBLE
Name three characteristics of the Holocaust.

39. $400 Answer from WWII- Tragedy DOUBLE
The Holocaust was also known as Hitler’s “final solution.” It involved the Nazis putting Jews, gypsies, and people. With disabilities in concentration camps. Conditions were. Terrible in these camps and Jews, gypsies, and people were beaten, starved,
and even killed.

40. $500 Question from WWII- Tragedy
Who was Hitler, what was the name of his political party,
And what were two things he believed?

41. $500 Answer from WWII- Tragedy
Hitler was the dictator of Germany and the leader of the Nazi
Political party.
He believed that only
Germans with blonde hair and blue eyes were true Germans and
Jews were the blame for Germany’s problems.

42. $100 Question from The End
What does V-E Day stand for?

43. $100 Answer from WWII- The End
V-E Day stands for Victory in Europe Day.

44. $200 Question from The End
Which side won the war (include the names of the
Countries in the alliance)?

45. $200 Answer from WWII- The End
The Allied Powers won the war which included
The US, Great Britain, France, and Soviet
Union.

46. $300 Question from The End
What was the purpose of the United Nations?

47. $300 Answer from WWII- The End
The purpose of the United Nations was to talk
problems out peacefully and avoid getting the world
into war.

48. $400 Question from The End
Name three groups of people that helped the US
be on the winning side of the war.

49. $400 Answer from WWII- The End
The U.S. was helped by American women, African Americans,
The Tuskegee Airmen, and our Allies.

50. $500 Question from The End
Name three causes of V-J Day.

51. $500 Answer from WWII- The End
VJ Day was caused by the bombings at Hiroshima
and Nagasaki, VE Day, and the battle of Iwo Jima.

52. Final Jeopardy

53. Final Jeopardy Answer The propaganda poster shows Rosie
The Riveter. She was a fictional
woman who became a symbol for
the fact that women can do anything
men can.