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