2. Hitler’s Lightning War Japan: Pearl Harbor The Holocaust The Allied Victory Europe and Japan in Ruins Mystery 10 20 30 40 50

3. Question 1 - 10 “Lightning war” in which the Germans utilized a surprise and overwhelming force by land, sea, and air is known as what?

4. Answer 1 – 10 Blitzkrieg

5. Question 1 - 20 Before entering into WWII, President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill signed the __________ ____________ which upheld rights of free trade and choice of government.

6. Answer 1 – 20 Atlantic Charter

7. Question 1 - 30 After Germany invaded Poland, which two countries declared war on Germany?

8. Answer 1 – 30 Great Britain France

9. Question 1 - 40 Which early battle taught the Allies that the German advances could be blocked?

10. Answer 1 – 40 The Battle of Britain

11. Question 1 - 50 Prior to entering the war, FDR convinced Congress to pass the _________-__________ ______, which permitted the U.S. economy to sell arms to warring countries using the “cash and carry” policy.

12. Answer 1 – 50 Lend-Lease Act

13. Question 2 - 10 President Roosevelt described the attacks on Pearl Harbor as a “day which will live in __________.”

14. Answer 2 – 10 Infamy.

15. Question 2 - 20 Prior to entering into WWII, the U.S. responded to Japanese aggression in SE Asia by cutting off _____ supplies.

16. Answer 2 – 20 Oil

17. Question 2 - 30 General Douglas MacArthur suggested the concept of “island-hopping” in the Pacific. What did it involve?

18. Answer 2 – 30 The Allied forces would “hop” to islands that were not well-defended and defeat them in order to surround Japan.

19. Question 2 - 40 Who was Japan’s greatest naval strategist who called for the attack of Pearl Harbor?

20. Answer 2 – 40 Isoroku Yamamoto

21. Question 2 - 50 The forced march of 50 miles up the Bataan Peninsula in which 16,000 Allied soldiers died became known as the _______ _________ ________.

22. Answer 2 – 50 Bataan Death March

23. Question 3 - 10 Which Nazi concentration camp was one of the most (in)famous?

24. Answer 3 – 10 Auschwitz

25. Question 3 - 20 The night when Nazi troops attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues became known as Kristallnacht, which translates into what?

26. Answer 3 – 20 “The Night of Broken Glass”

27. Question 3 - 30 After foreign countries stopped accepting Jews, Hitler moved them into ________, or segregated Jewish areas that were sealed with barbed wire and stone walls.

28. Answer 3 – 30 Ghettos.

29. Question 3 - 40 What was the goal of Hitler’s “Final Solution?”

30. Answer 3 – 40 The genocide of any people the Nazis deemed inferior, especially the Jews.

31. Question 3 - 50 What specific event sparked Kristallnacht?

32. Answer 3 – 50 17-year-old Herschel Grynszpan received word that his father had been deported to Poland after living in Germany for 27 years. Herschel responded by shooting a German diplomat who lived in Paris.

33. Question 4 - 10 In order to bring the war to the quickest possible end, President Truman agreed to the use of the __________ _________.

34. Answer 4 – 10 Atomic bomb

35. Question 4 - 20 What kind of pilots did the Japanese use in their final battles against the Allied powers?

36. Answer 4 – 20 Kamikaze (suicide) pilots

37. Question 4 - 30 List at least two different ways civilians joined the war efforts.

38. Answer 4 – 30 Rationing food and war materials Collecting scrap metal Working in war industries Buying war bonds Carpooling

39. Question 4 - 40 Even though they controlled 90% of the territory, what factor caused the Germans to lose the Battle of Stalingrad?

40. Answer 4 – 40 The Russian winter

41. Question 4 - 50 Which battle marked the final German offensive during WWII?

42. Answer 4 – 50 The Battle of the Bulge – Germany fought on two fronts trying to split the Allies, but were ultimately unsuccessful and led to their downfall.

43. Question 5 - 10 At the end of the war, the Allies insisted that the powers of the __________ be reduced in Japan.

44. Answer 5 – 10 Emperor

45. Question 5 - 20 Under Japan’s new constitution, who was selected as the head of the government?

46. Answer 5 – 20 The prime minister.

47. Question 5 - 30 After the war, General MacArthur started the process of ____________ in Japan – disbanding the Japanese armed forces.

48. Answer 5 – 30 Demilitarization.

49. Question 5 - 40 After the war, Japan moved into _____________, the process of creating a government elected by the people.

50. Answer 5 – 40 Democratization.

51. Question 5 - 50 Explain the Nuremberg Trials.

52. Answer 5 – 50 The Nuremberg Trials were held in Nuremberg, Germany to help deal with the war crimes committed during the Holocaust and the criminals who committed them.

53. Question 6 – 10 U.S. citizens of what descent were sent to internment camps and labeled as enemies?

54. Answer 6 - 10 Japanese

55. Question 6 – 20 The Allied invasion on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944 became known as ____-________.

56. Answer 6 – 20 D-Day

57. Question 6 – 30 On which two Japanese islands were the atomic bombs dropped?

58. Answer 6 – 30 Hiroshima Nagasaki

59. Question 6 – 40 T/F: The United States deported thousands of Japanese-Americans to Japan.

60. Answer 6 – 40 False – They placed them in internment camps.

61. Question 6 – 50 Which specific battle turned the war in the Pacific against Japan?

62. Answer 6 – 50 The Battle of Midway