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Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from Key Battles

What attack brought the US into WWII?

$100 Answer from Key Battles

Pearl HarborDec. 7th, 1941

$200 Question from Key Battles

What battle represented the turning point of the war in the Pacific?

$200 Answer from Key Battles

Midway“Nagumo kept the news from Japan as

long as he dared; when the Japanese Commander was finally told that his gamble had failed,

he sank into a chair stunned and speechless.”

$300 Question from Key Battles

Where was Hitler turned back in his

Russian campaign against Stalin?

$300 Answer from Key Battles

Stalingrad - 1943

$400 Question from Key Battles

What was the Allies codename for the amphibious invasion of France?

$400 Answer from Key Battles

Codename Operation Overlordor

D-Day, June 6th 1944

$500 Question from Key Battles

What major city revolted against the Nazis catching them off guard for a time?

$500 Answer from Key Battles

Warsaw Ghetto 1943

$100 Question from Causes of WWII

Name at least three ways the Treaty of Versailles

contributed to the rise of Hitler?

$100 Answer from Causes of WWII

1. The War Guilt Clause 2. Billions in War Reparartions3. No League of Nations Membership4. Stripping Germany of prior lands5. Etc.

$200 Question from Causes of WWII

What was the name of the policy followed by Neville Chamberlain in his dealings

with Hitler?

$200 Answer from Causes of WWII

AppeasementRemilitarization of Germany

Re-occupying the Ruhr ValleyAnnexing Austria

Annexing the SudetenlandSeizing Czechoslovakia

$300 Question from Causes of WWII

Germany and Russia signed what agreement in 1939 and why?

$300 Answer from Causes of WWII

The Non-Aggression Pact allowed Germany to prepare to fightFrance and Great Britain without facing Russia on a second front.

It also served as an agreement to divide Poland between the USSR and Germany.

$400 Question from Causes of WWII

Name the three Axis powers and at least 1 territory annexed by each before WWII?

$400 Answer from Causes of WWII

1) Germany- Austria, Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia.2) Japan- Manchuria, China, French-Indochina3) Italy- Albania, Ethiopia

$500 Question from Causes of WWII

How did the League of Nations respond to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria and how did that response

affect German expansion?

$500 Answer from Causes of WWII

The League did nothing to punish the Japanese, and its probable that Hitler expected the same

if he began to violate similar international agreements.

$100 Question from the American Homefront?

What laws limited the ability of the USA to sell weapons to foreign Belligerents?

$100 Answer from the American Homefront

The Neutrality Acts of 1935-37

$200 Question from the American Homefront

Who was the female icon that symbolized the new role that women played

in US Factories?

$200 Answer from the American Homefront

Rosie the RiveterTraditional Song

Contemporary Song

$300 Question from the American Homefront

What was the Manhattan Project?

$300 Answer from the American Homefront

A top secret group of scientists that developed the Atomic Bomb

for the USA.

$400 Question from the American Homefront

What was the significance of Korematsu v. United States?

$400 Answer from the American Homefront

In times of war, Japanese could be relocated to internment camps due to military

emergency.

“What a sweet neighbor.”

$500 Question from the American Homefront

What disturbances in 1943spread to over 50 US cities

and who was involved?

$500 Answer from the American Homefront

1943 Race Riots spread to over 50 US Cities as African Americans protested discrimination.

$100 Question from The Peace

When did WWII end and what name was given to the date?

$100 Answer from The Peace

September, 1945, V-J Day

$200 Question from The Peace

What 2 events forced Japan to surrender, and how many soldiers lives were thought to have

been saved as a result?

$200 Answer from The Peace

The dropping of Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki

forced anearly surrender and avoided up to

1 million American deaths.

$300 Question from The Peace

What happened to the Axis war leaders and soldiers who committed crimes during

the war?

$300 Answer from The Peace

They were tried at the Nuremburg

War Tribunal. Many were executed

or imprisoned for horrendous deeds.

The Daily Double!!! (Video)

You may wager any amount up to what you have. If you win, you double your money. If you lose,

you lose that amount.

What Amount do YOU Choose?What Amount do YOU Choose?

The Daily DoubleWhat is the name of Hitler’s What is the name of Hitler’s

extermination attempt at “Final extermination attempt at “Final Solution” and how many Jews Solution” and how many Jews

were killed?were killed?

Answer from Daily DoubleThe Holocaust left 6 Million Jews dead.

$500 Question from The Peace

1) What was the name of the aid plan that sought to rebuild Europe

after the War? 2) Did it work?

$500 Answer from The Peace

1) The Marshall Plan2) It helped prevent the nations of

Europe from going Communist.

$100 Question from World War II Trivia

What event triggered the start of WWII and in what year did it occur?

$100 Answer from World War II Trivia

The Invasion of Poland on Sept. 1, 1939

$200 Question from World War II Trivia

1)What was rationing?2) Why was it important?

3) Name 5 items that would have been rationed.

$200 Answer from World War II Trivia

1) Rationing is the careful conservation of resources.

2) It allowed the US to send more supplies to the war effort

3) Strategic items like gas, tires, sugar, coal, etc

$300 Question from World War II Trivia

What President replaced FDR when he died in 1945?

$300 Answer from World War II Trivia

President Truman saw the USA through the end of WWII.

$400 Question from World War II Trivia

What were the Japanese pilots that committed suicide by crashing their planes into

US ships called ?

$400 Answer from World War II Trivia

Kamikazes

$500 Question from World War II Trivia

What Conference between Stalin, FDR and Churchill led to an agreement

to divide up Europe after the War was over?

$500 Answer from World War II Trivia

The Yalta Conference was the last meeting between the Allied leaders and led to a division of Europe WWII was over.

Final Jeopardy

Name the turning point battle for each of the following theatres of war:

1) Pacific2) Eastern Front (Russian Front)

3) Western Front

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Final Jeopardy AnswerPacific-Midway- 1943

Eastern Front (Russian Front)-Stalingrad 1943

Western Front- D-Day-1944