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WWII
Developed By:
Jessica Nagle & Janelle Baker
Jeopardy
Leaders
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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 1st, 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 7th, 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