Jeopardy World Between the Wars Hitlers Lightning War
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1 - $100 n U. S. president who wanted to support the Allies when WWII started. Presidential term ended when he died from polio. n Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
1 - $200 n British prime minister, said that his nation would never give in to the Axis powers n Winston Churchill
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2 - $100 n Define: Fascism n A political system headed by a dictator that promotes nationalism, racism, and no tolerance for opposition.
2 - $200 n What was the name of the aerial raids that took place between 1940 and 1941 between Germany and Britain? n Battle of Britain
2 - $300 n Founded the Italian Fascist Party, and sided with the Axis Powers in WWII. Assassinated by Italian civilians. n Benito Mussolini
2 - $400 n What was the Lend-Lease Act? n FDR agreed to leasing equipment to any country to help it defend itself against the Axis Powers.
2 - $500 n Define Blitzkrieg n “Lightning War”- type of fast-moving warfare used by German forces
3 - $100 The name for the secret U. S. Project for the construction of the atomic n bomb. n Manhattan Project n A-bomb dropped on cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki n
3 - $200 n In response to this event, occurring on December 7, 1941, the U. S. would officially join WWII. This event is: n n Bombing of Pearl Harbor
3 - $300 n This commander of the US forces in the Pacific also directed the Allied occupation of Japan at the end of the war: n General Douglas Mac. Arthur
3 - $400 n What were the Nuremberg Trials? n Nazi leaders were tried for aggression, violations of the rules of war, and crimes against humanity.
3 - $500 n Japanese aircraft loaded with explosives and making a deliberate suicidal crash on an enemy target. n Kamikaze
4 - $100 n U. S. President that promised to resist the expansion of communism anywhere on the globe, making the decision to drop the a -bomb. n Harry S. Truman
4 - $200 n U. S. president who wanted to support the Allies when WWII started. Presidential term ended when he died from polio. n Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
4 - $300 n British prime minister, said that his nation would never give in to the Axis powers n Winston Churchill
4 - $400 Became dictator of Germany in 1933 and led Europe into World War II. n n Adolf Hitler
4 - $500 n “Night of the Broken Glass” November 9 -10, 1938 - Nazis attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues (churches). n Kristallnacht
5 - $100 n What happened to many Japanese-Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor? n Placed in internment camps within the United States, mainly on the West Coast
5 - $200 n What was V-E Day? n May 8, 1945 Victory in Europe Day, Germany officially surrendered
5 - $300 n What role did propaganda play in WWII? n To persuade citizens from all over to help out with the war effort.
5 - $400 n What was D-Day n Massive invasion of the Allies into Normandy, France to liberate the nation from Axis forces. June 6, 1944.
5 - $500 n It was the turning point of the war in the Pacific; US planes destroyed four attacking Japanese aircraft carriers; defeated the Japanese navy and established naval superiority in the Pacific n The Battle of Midway Island
Final Jeopardy n Choose a beginning and end date of WWII. Use 2 pieces of historical evidence each to support your answer. n Possible Beginning Dates of WWII: -1931 Japanese Invasion of Manchuria -1937 Japanese Invasion of China -1939 German Invasion of Poland -1940 German Attacks on Britain -1941 Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor and Singapore n n n Possible Ending Dates of WWII: n -Feb. 1943 German army surrendered to Soviets n -May-June 1945 German army unconditional surrender to Allies n -Aug. 1945 Japanese gov’t surrendered to Allies
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