Transcript Jeopardy - Solon City Schools

Jeopardy
Between
Two Fires
European
Theater
Pacific
Theater
Death and
Destruction
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$100 Between Two Fires
Why was the League of Nations
ineffective?
$100 Answer
The League of Nations rarely
followed through with threats and
was ignored by Japan, Germany
and Italy and the US never
joined.
$200 Between Two Fires
What are three reasons the Treaty of
Versailles contributed to WWII?
$200 Answer
1. Germany was forced to pay huge war reparations
2. Germany was forced to give up land
3. The Treaty created the Weimar Republic which
provided little economic stability for Germay
$300 Between Two Fires
Why was the US opposed to the Treaty of
Versailles?
$300 Answer
After WWI, the US wanted to
remain isolated.
$400 Between Two Fires
How did Hitler ignore the Treaty of Versailles?
$400 Answer
•Built up the German
military
•Invaded the Rhineland
$500 Between Two Fires
How did the actions (or lack of actions)
by the League of Nations help cause WWII
$500 Answer
It was powerless to enforce its
punishments because it wouldn’t
follow through with its threats, and
was weakened because the U.S.
didn’t join
$100 European Theater
Why was D-Day important?
$100 Answer
It opened up a front in
Western Europe
$200 European Theater
Why did the European powers appease
Hitler?
$200 Answer
They did not want to have another world war.
$300 European Theater
How were Stalin and Hitler similar?
$300 Answer
Totalitarian dictators
and used
censorship of the
media.
$400 European Theater
What was the significance
of the Battle of Stalingrad?
$400 Answer
It was the first major defeat
of Germany and it changed
the momentum on the
Eastern Front. Germany
was no longer on the
offensive.
$500 European Theater
Which country had the most
casualties of WWII?
$500 Answer
There were more than 24
million deaths and the
Soviet Union and China
suffered the most.
$100 Pacific Theater
What were the reasons for Japanese
expansion in the South Pacific?
$100 Answer
The lack of natural resources
And the population explosion.
$200 Pacific Theater
Why was the Battle of Midway
significant?
$200 Answer
The Japanese navy was defeated,
ending their control of the Pacific
$300 Pacific Theater
Why did the U.S. enter WWII?
$300 Answer
The Japanese
attack on Pearl
Harbor
$400 Pacific Theater
How was Hitler able to control his citizens?
$400 Answer
He was a totalitarian leader and
people had to obey.
$500 Pacific Theater
How were Japan and Germany similar
during the 1920s through the 1940s?
$500 Answer
They were both militaristic, they both
had expansionist policies and had
economic hardships.
$100 Death and Destruction
What happens when Lenin dies?
$100 Answer
There was no replacement plan
for Lenin, thus, a power struggle
starts between Trotsky and Stalin.
$200 Death and Destruction
What were the reasons for the
Nazi’s persecution of the
Jews?
$200 Answer
Hitler convinced Germans that
Jews were outsiders so he
used them as scapegoats for
Germanys problems
$300 Death and Destruction
Why did Truman decide to drop the bomb
on Nagasaki and Hiroshima?
$300 Answer
1. Dropping the Atomic Bomb would
save American lives and end the
war sooner
$400 Death and Destruction
How did Lenin's NEP differ from Stalin's 5
Year Plan?
$400 Answer
Lenin had some private ownership where
Stalin did not.
$500 Death and Destruction
In Mein Kampf, Hitler wrote about the Nazi
philosophy
of the existence
of a superior (Aryan) race
and the inferiority of other races. How did this
affect the attitude of the German People toward
other races during WWII?
$500 Answer
It caused the Germans to treat minorities
as inferior, and permitted the Holocaust to occur
$100 Potpourri
Why did Italy ally itself with
Germany?
$100 Answer
Both Hitler and Mussolini
were fascist and believed in placing the state
above the individual, shared a dislike of
communism, and saw an advantage in working
with each other
$200 Potpourri
What are two results of the Yalta Conference?
$200 Answer
1. Churhill, Stalin and Roosevelt met
to discuss the post-war world
2. Germany was to be divided at
the end of the war
3.Stalin agreed to help defeat Japan
in exchange for territory
$300 Potpourri
Describe Great Britain and
France after WWI
$300 Answer
The both struggled economically but
maintained democratic governments.
$400 Potpourri
Why did Stalin resent the
Allies?
$400 Answer
They did not open up a second
front in Western Europe to help the
Russian Army.
$500 Potpourri
What was Germanys infrastructure
like after WWII
$500 Answer
Devastated and the
allies had to occupy it.
Final Jeopardy
Choose two of the four items listed and
describe how they led
to WWII:
Failure of the Treaty of Versailles
The policy of Appeasement
The Rise of Fascism
Worldwide economic depression
Final Jeopardy Answer
Treaty of Versailles: Severely punished Germany for WWI by forcing Germany to
pay large war reparations, limited its army, forced it to take blame for the war and
created the Weimar Republic. These actions caused poor economic conditions and
resentment among Germans.
Policy of Appeasement: The Munich Pact and lack of action by the League of
Nations caused Hitler to take additional risks and take what he wanted. The Axis
powers saw that there would be no consequences if they took aggressive action.
Rise of Fascism: The extreme nationalism in Germany and Italy emphasized loyalty
to the state and obedience to its leader. Fascists promised to revive the economy,
punish those responsible for hard times and restore national pride. The message
attracted people who felt frustrated and angered by the TOV and the poor economic
situation.
Worldwide Depression: People were looking for strong leaders to fix their countries
problems.