Transcript Jeopardy Standard_WWII

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Japan
Teams and
Individuals
Taking a
Stand
Germany
Germany
Gets Her
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WWII
Facts
Answer 1-100
• On what Pacific Ocean island did
American forces lead a successful
surprise attack on the Japanese in 1942?
•Battle of Midway
Answer 1-200
• Where did the Battles of El Alamein occur,
forcing Axis to retreat and a victory for
Churchill?
•North Africa
(Egypt)
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
Answer 1-400
• Which military leader did the Japanese
surrender to onboard the U.S.S. Missouri?
• (Also general at Midway)
•General Douglas
MacArthur
Answer 1-500
• What were Sobibor, Auschwitz-Birkenau,
and Dakau?
•German death
camps
Answer 2-100
Why did Japan want to take over many of
the nations in eastern and southeastern
Asia?
To control their natural
resources (iron and
coal)
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
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
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 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
Answer 2-500
• These men valued national honor more
than individual life
•Kamikaze
bombers (pilots)
Answer 3-100
• List the 4 nations that were the major
Allied Powers during WWII.
• United States
• England
• France
• Soviet Union (Russia)
Answer 3-200
• List the 3 Axis Powers of WWII.
• Italy
• Germany
• Japan
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
Answer 3-400
• Who was the Chief of Staff to the Emperor
of Japan? He planned the attack on Pearl
Harbor.
•Hideki Tojo
Answer
3-500
Daily Double!!!
• The day that the Germans
attacked Jewish homes,
businesses, and synagogues
•Kristallnacht
Answer 4-100
• What was the official policy of the United
States at the beginning of both WWI and
WWII?
•To remain neutral
and isolated
Answer
4-200
Daily Double!!!
• 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
Answer 4-300
• What term describes being against
political relationships with other countries?
•Isolationism
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
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
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
Answer 5-200
• What term describes the WWII-German
form of fascism?
•Nazism
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
Answer 5-400
• Thousands of U.S citizens were put
in these camps because they were
falsely accused of being enemies
•Japanese
internment camps
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
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
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
Answer 6-300
• What term describes giving-up one’s
principals in order to pacify an aggressor?
•Appeasement
Answer 6-400
• What term describes an agreement
between two nations not to go to war
against each other?
•Non-Aggression Pact
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