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Jeopardy! The student will understand WWII. JEOPARDY! Click Once to Begin The student will understand WWII. JEOPARDY! Japan Teams and Individuals Taking a Stand Germany Germany Gets Her Way 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500 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