WWII Jeopardy U S Homefront Battles Pacific Misc
WWII Jeopardy U. S. Homefront Battles Pacific Misc. Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Leaders Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from H 1 The President of the United States from 1933 -1945
$100 Answer from H 1 Franklin D. Roosevelt
$200 Question from H 1 Fascist leader of Italy during WWII who was eventually executed and hung in 1945.
$200 Answer from H 1 Benito Mussolini
$300 Question from H 1 Communist Dictator of the Soviet Union who initiated the “Great Purge”
$300 Answer from H 1 Joseph Stalin
$400 Question from H 1 Prime Minister of Great Britain at the end of WWII
$400 Answer from H 1 Winston Churchill
$500 Question from H 1 “The Razor” – Prime Minister Of Japan
$500 Answer from H 1 Hideki Tojo
$100 Question from H 2 What fictional character is portrayed here:
$100 Answer from H 2 Rosie the Riveter
$200 Question from H 2 Gardens planted by Americans on The home front during WWII to Help conserve produce
$200 Answer from H 2 Victory Gardens
$300 Question from H 2 After Pearl Harbor, Japanese. Americans on the west coast were sent to 10 of these
$300 Answer from H 2 Internment Camps or Concentration Camps
$400 Question from H 2 Name 3 items that were rationed during WWII
$400 Answer from H 2 Gas, oil, sugar, meat, butter, nylon,
$500 Question from H 2 A series of riots that erupted in Los Angeles between white sailors and Mexican-American youths
$500 Answer from H 2 Zoot Suit Riots
$100 Question from H 3 Germany’s last offensive of WWII.
$100 Answer from H 3 Battle of the Bulge
$200 Question from H 3 Soviet City that was surrounded by German troops in 1941 and placed under siege For 900 days.
$200 Answer from H 3 Siege of Leningrad
$300 Question from H 3 2 Million Soviets died in the battle defending this city. This battle represented a major turning point in the war.
$300 Answer from H 3 Stalingrad
$400 Question from H 3 The Battle after which this photo was taken of U. S. Marines hoisting an American Flag.
$400 Answer from H 3 Iwo Jima
$500 Question from H 3 It was decided to let the Soviets be the ones to invade the city during this battle due to the extremely high casualty rates they had suffered at the hands of the Germans
$500 Answer from H 3 Battle for Berlin
$100 Question from H 4 Capturing small islands one at a time, Gradually getting closer to Japan with The goal of being able to launch an invasion
$100 Answer from H 4 Island Hopping
$200 Question from H 4 The U. S. General who was forced to surrender the Philippines to the Japanese in 1941
$200 Answer from H 4 General Mac. Arthur
$300 Question from H 4 The Allied nation that the Japanese wanted to be able to reach --- why they trying to build an airbase on Guadalcanal
$300 Answer from H 4 Australia
$400 Question from H 4 Event during which 75, 000 American and Filipino POWs were marched 80 miles to prison camps. Only 54, 000 eventually reached the camps.
$400 Answer from H 4 Bataan Death March
$500 Question from H 4 The Day Japan surrendered (what it is Known as) and its day, month and year.
$500 Answer from H 4 V-J Day: August 14, 1945
$100 Question from H 5 WWII began in Europe in 1939 When Germany invaded this country
$100 Answer from H 5 Poland
$200 Question from H 5 The name of the German Airforce
$200 Answer from H 5 Luftwaffe
$300 Question from H 5 German speaking region in Czechoslovakia that was taken over by Hitler
$300 Answer from H 5 Sudetenland
$400 Question from H 5 “Line of defense” built by France to protect itself from German aggression. It was never actually used.
$400 Answer from H 5 Maginot Line
$500 Question from H 5 Major Nations & their leaders who participated in the Munich Conference. What was promised at this Conference?
$500 Answer from H 5 France: Daladier Great Britain: Chamberlain Germany: Hitler Italy: Mussolini *Hitler promises not to pursue any further territorial expansion *APPEASEMENT
Final Jeopardy In 1945, the United States made a difficult decision to end the war against Japan by using a very powerful new weapon. What was this new weapon and what cities was it used against? Who ultimately made the decision to use this weapon and why did he make the decision to use it? Describe at least two other possible alternatives that could have been chosen. In your opinion, did the United States do the right thing by using this weapon? Why or why not?
Final Jeopardy Answer Atomic Bombs Hiroshima and Nagasaki President Truman Saved American lives – avoided a land invasion Demonstration, land invasion, negotiate surrender with condition, wait for Soviet Union
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