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3. JEOPARDY! 100 200 300 400 500 WWII Facts Japan Teams and Individuals Taking a Stand Germany Germany Gets Her Way

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5. Answer 1-100 On what Pacific Ocean island did American forces lead a successful surprise attack on the Japanese in 1942? Battle of Midway

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

7. 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

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

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

10. Answer 2-100 Why did Japan want to take over many of the nations in eastern and southeastern Asia? To control their natural resources

11. 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

12. 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

13. Answer 2-400 “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 7 th, 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

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

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

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

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

18. Answer 3-400 Who was the Chief of Staff to the Emperor of Japan? He planned the attack on Pearl Harbor. Hideki Tojo

19. Answer 3-500 Who is the Nobel Prize winner that was a Holocaust survivor? He said “ Never shall I forget that night, the first night in the camp, which has turned my life into one long night… Never shall I forget the little faces of the children, whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky. Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever. Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live. Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never”. Elie Wiesel Daily Double!!!

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

21. Answer 4-200 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 Daily Double!!!

22. Answer 4-300 What term describes being against political and economic relationships with other countries? Isolationism

23. Answer 4-400 Before and during WWII, Germany was devoted only to the interests and culture of Germany. What term describes this extreme devotion to self-interest? Nationalism

24. 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

25. Answer 5-100 What term is used to describe a nation that stresses nationalism and places the interest of the nation above those of individuals? Fascism

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

27. 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

28. Answer 5-400 What was the group of men called that joined Hitler’s private army? Storm Troopers

29. Answer 5-500 After Hitler took over Germany, he established the Third German Empire. What was the German name for this empire? The Third Reich

30. Answer 6-100 Who was the Spanish General that established a fascist government in Spain in the 1930’s? He was supported by Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. Francisco Franco

31. Answer 6-200 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

32. Answer 6-300 What term describes giving-up one’s principals in order to pacify an aggressor? Appeasement

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

34. 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

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