jeopardy world war ii

World War II Review Game!

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Major Events

Results of WWII Mixed Bag

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Leaders of WWII

Causes of WWII

When you allow a powerful nation

take over a weaker nation is

called

Appeasement

What was the immediate cause of World War II?

Hitler’s invasion

of Poland

Why did the United States enter

World War II?

Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor

Name three scapegoats that Hitler used to

blame for Germany’s economic problems.

Weimar RepublicJews

CommunistsFrench

Treaty of Versailles

How did totalitarian leaders like Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, and Tojo come to

power?

1) Great Depression

2) Cult of Personality

3) Use of Propaganda

4) Used legal means to gain power

The Allied landing of the beaches of

Normandy, France on June 6, 1944 is

known as

D-Day

or

Operation Overlord

DAILY DOUBLE!

First major land battle where Hitler’s forces

were stopped is known as

Battle of Stalingrad

What is the name of Hitler’s attempt to take Great Britain and the

British leader who stopped him?

Bombing of Britain and

Winston Churchill

Which Pacific Battle was made famous by this famous

image?

Iwo Jima

What was the name given to Hitler’s last offensive against the

Allied Forces?

Battle of the Bulge

Who was the Supreme commander of the Allied Forces

in the Atlantic Theater?

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Who was the Supreme commander of the Allied Forces

in the Pacific Theater?

Douglas MacArthur

DAILY DOUBLE!

Name the two U.S. Presidents during

World War II?

Franklin Roosevelt and

Harry Truman

Which British Prime Minister was famous for his, “Peace in

our Time” speech?

Neville Chamberlain

Name the Emperor of Japan

and one of the major Military

leaders?

Emperor Hirohito and General Tojo

and Admiral Yamamoto

Holocaust

Which two cities were hit by the

Atomic Bomb to force the Japanese

to surrender?

Hiroshima

and

Nagasaki

The United Nations

Name this meeting that took place before the end of the war to discuss the aftermath of the

war.

Also name the

three leaders?

The Yalta Conference

Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin

What happened to Germany at the end of the war?

It was split into two nations:

West Germany – Democracy

East Germany - Communist

This strategy was used in the Pacific to push back the

Japanese

Island Hopping

Name the war strategy used by Hitler that meant “Lightning War”

Blitzkrieg

What strategy was used by the Japanese toward the

end of war that killed Americans and sank some

warships?

Kamikaze

Name three groups of people that were targeted by Hitler

during the Holocaust

Jews, Gypsies, Latin, Homosexuals, Africans,

Political Prisoners, Handicapped, Trade

Unionists, Communists

DAILY DOUBLE!

What were 3 new weapons/technological

devices that were used for the 1st time during

WWII?

1)Atomic Bombs

2) Aircraft Carriers

3) Radar

4) Sonar

5) Walkie Talkies

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