WWII Developed By Jessica Nagle Janelle Baker Jeopardy

WWII Developed By: Jessica Nagle & Janelle Baker

Jeopardy Leaders Battles Important Facts & Events Agreements & Treaties 10 Points 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points

Leaders - 10 points This German politician is remembered for his role in the rise of fascism in Europe and orchestrating the Holocaust. Answer: Adolf Hitler

Leaders - 20 points In 1939, this president decided to bypass neutrality laws and sought ways to assist Britain and France militarily in the war. Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Leaders - 30 points This prime minister asserted their country’s autonomy 10 days after Britain declared war in 1939. Answer: William Lyon Mackenzie King

Leaders - 40 points In 1940, this European leader sent soldiers to Egypt to fight British troops in the Western Desert Campaign. Answer: Benito Mussolini

Leaders - 50 points Which leader is famous for the words “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat? ” Answer: Winston Churchill

Battles - 10 points This battle was executed by German forces in 1940 and is also known as “blitzkrieg”. Answer: Battle of Britain

Battles - 20 points This battle occurred in 1941 and was the largest military attack in WWII and human history. Answer: Operation Barbarossa

Battles - 30 Points Before this battle was over, Adolf Hitler and a number of his followers committed suicide. Answer: Battle of Berlin

Battles - 40 Points This battle is considered by many to be the most important naval battle of WWII. Answer: Battle of Midway

Battles - 50 points This battle is immortalized by the following photograph: Answer: Battle of Iwo Jima

Important Facts & Events - 10 points On September 1 st, 1939, Germany invaded what country? Answer: Poland

Important Facts & Events - 20 points The first atomic bomb was dropped on this Japanese city. Answer: Hiroshima

Important Facts & Events - 30 points This attack brought the United States into war on December 7 th, 1941. Answer: The Pearl Harbor attack

Important Facts & Events - 40 points This Nazi was in charge of inspecting concentration camps. Answer: Heinrich Himmler

Important Facts & Events - 50 Points On D-Day, Western Allies fought the Germans on this famous French beach. Answer: Juno Beach

Agreements & Treaties 10 Points In 1939, this agreement allowed Nazi Germany to take control of the Sudetenland. Answer: The Munich Agreement

Agreements & Treaties 20 Points The “Big Three” met at this conference in 1945 to discuss the future of postwar Germany. Answer: The Yalta Conference

Agreements & Treaties 30 Points Japan was given an ultimatum to surrender or meet “prompt and utter destruction” at this 1945 conference in Germany. Answer: The Potsdam Conference

Agreements & Treaties - 40 Points In 1939, these two countries signed a Non-Aggression Pact to remain neutral in the case of an attack by a third party. Answer: Germany and the Soviet Union

Agreements & Treaties 50 Points The Japanese signed surrender documents on the deck of this American navy ship which ended the war. Answer: USS Missouri