1. Jeopardy:
World War II

3. WWII PEOPLE

4. THE WAR IN
EUROPE

5. THE WAR IN
THE PACIFIC

6. THE HOMEFRONT

7. OTHER
STUFF

8. X

9. THE WAR IN
EUROPE
THE WAR IN
THE PACIFIC
OTHER
STUFF X
WWII PEOPLE
THE HOMEFRONT
$200
$200
$200
$200
$200 X
$400
$400
$400
$400
$400 X df
$600
$600
$600
$600
$600 X
$800
$800
$800
$800
$800 X
$1000
$1000
$1000
$1000
$1000 X

10. He was the president for the majority of the war
Who is FDR?

11. He was the U.S. president at the end of WWII
Who is Harry S. Truman?

12. This future president planned the D-Day Invasion
Who is “Ike” Eisenhower?

13. Who is Douglas MacArthur?
He was in command of all Allied forces in the Pacific
Who is Douglas MacArthur?

14. What is the Emperor is God?
This is the reason the Japanese refused unconditional surrender after the atomic bombings
What is the Emperor is God?

15. When the Axis powers conquered this country nearly all of Europe was under their control…and let’s not even talk about the problems it caused in Vietnam
What is France?

16. What is the Battle of the Bulge?
This was the battle which ended the last major offensive effort made by Germany during the war
What is the Battle of the Bulge?

17. This is the code name for the Allied plan to liberate France
What is Operation Overlord?

18. This is the name given to the day which marked the end of the war in Europe
What is VE-Day?

19. What is when Berlin fell to the U.S.S.R.?
The war in Europe ended when this city fell to this country
What is when Berlin fell to the U.S.S.R.?

20. The atomic bomb was dropped on these two cities
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

21. The date (day and year) of the attack on Pearl Harbor
What is December 7, 1941?

22. The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor for many reasons, one of which was FDR’s decision to cut off trade of this important natural resource
What is oil?

23. This president was the first to formally apologize and attempt to compensate Japanese-Americans for internment
Who is Ronald Reagan?

24. When FDR signed this the internment of Japanese-Americans began
What is Executive Order 9066?

25. These Americans were mostly responsible for collecting scrap metal and newspapers to help with the war effort
What are children?

26. These Americans began to perform jobs considered too difficult for them in the past
What are women?

27. These Americans were often beaten for wearing zoot suits
What are Mexican-Americans?

28. This policy allowed FDR to sell or loan supplies to any nation deemed “vital to American security”
What is Lend-Lease

29. What is the Great Depression?
Because of the increased production for the war effort during WWII, this came to an end
What is the Great Depression?

30. The three major Axis Powers
What are Germany, Italy, and Japan?

31. This is the belief that a nation should stand alone and focus on domestic issues, not get involved in foreign conflicts!
What is isolationism?

32. What is the development of a nuclear weapon?
The purpose of the Manhattan Project
What is the development of a nuclear weapon?

33. Daily
Double!!

34. This was a string of systematic attacks targeting Jews in Germany
What is Kristallnacht?

35. Contrary to the claims being made at the time, this policy did not create “peace in our time”
What is appeasement?