2. Jeopardy! The student will understand WWII.

3. Click Once to Begin JEOPARDY! The student will understand WWII.

4. JEOPARDY! 100 200 300 400 500 WWII Facts Japan Teams and Individuals Taking a Stand Germany Germany Gets Her Way

5. Daily Double Graphic and Sound Effect! DO NOT DELETE THIS SLIDE! Deleting it may cause the game links to work improperly. This slide is hidden during the game, and WILL not appear. In slide view mode, copy the above (red) graphic (click once to select; right click the border and choose “copy”). Locate the answer slide which you want to be the daily double Right-click and choose “paste”. If necessary, reposition the graphic so that it does not cover the answer text. Daily Double!!!

6. Answer 1-100 On what Pacific Ocean island did American forces lead a successful surprise attack on the Japanese in 1942? Battle of Midway

7. Answer 1-200 Where did the Battles of El Alamein occur, forcing Axis to retreat and a victory for Churchill? North Africa (Egypt)

8. Answer 1-300 Who was the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces during the invasion of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944? (The D-Day Invasion) General Dwight D. Eisenhower

9. Answer 1-400 Which military leader did the Japanese surrender to onboard the U.S.S. Missouri? (Also general at Midway) General Douglas MacArthur

10. Answer 1-500 What were Sobibor, Auschwitz-Birkenau, and Dakau? German death camps

11. Answer 2-100 Why did Japan want to take over many of the nations in eastern and southeastern Asia? To control their natural resources (iron and coal)

12. Answer 2-200 What was the name of the scientific project, sponsored by the U.S. government, to create an atomic bomb? The Manhattan Project

13. Answer 2-300 What two Japanese cities were destroyed when the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Japan toward the end of WWII? Hiroshima and Nagasaki

14. Answer 2-400 “Yesterday, December 7, 1941 – a date that will live in infamy – the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan… I believe I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make very certain that this form of treachery shall never endanger us again… I ask that the Congress declare that since… Sunday, December 7 th, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire.” What event occurred to lead President Roosevelt to make this appeal? The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

15. Answer 2-500 These men valued national honor more than individual life Kamikaze bombers (pilots)

16. Answer 3-100 List the 4 nations that were the major Allied Powers during WWII. United States England France Soviet Union (Russia)

17. Answer 3-200 List the 3 Axis Powers of WWII. Italy Germany Japan

18. Answer 3-300 What did Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, and George S. Patton all have in common? They were all U.S. military leaders during WWII

19. Answer 3-400 Who was the Chief of Staff to the Emperor of Japan? He planned the attack on Pearl Harbor. Hideki Tojo

20. Answer 3-500 The day that the Germans attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues Kristallnacht Daily Double!!!

21. Answer 4-100 What was the official policy of the United States at the beginning of both WWI and WWII? To remain neutral and isolated

22. Answer 4-200 Before the U.S. entered WWII, President Roosevelt tried to stay out of the war and help the Allies by shipping weapons and other supplies to them. The Allies would pay for the supplies “later”. What act allowed President Roosevelt to do this? The Lend-Lease Act Daily Double!!!

23. Answer 4-300 What term describes being against political relationships with other countries? Isolationism

24. Answer 4-400 Before and during WWII, Germany was devoted only to the interests and culture of Germany. What term describes this extreme devotion to self-interest? Nationalism

25. Answer 4-500 Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, and Adolf Hitler all had complete control over their nations. What term describes when a government has complete control of a nation? Totalitarian

26. Answer 5-100 What term is used to describe a nation that stresses nationalism and places the interest of the nation above those of individuals? Fascism

27. Answer 5-200 What term describes the WWII-German form of fascism? Nazism

28. Answer 5-300 What book did Adolf Hitler write? In it, he described the basic beliefs of Nazism and his plans for the Nazi Party. Mein Kampf

29. Answer 5-400 Thousands of U.S citizens were put in these camps because they were falsely accused of being enemies Japanese internment camps

30. Answer 5-500 After Hitler took over Germany, he established the Third German Empire. What was the German name for this empire? The Third Reich

31. Answer 6-100 Who was the Spanish General that established a fascist government in Spain in the 1930’s? He was supported by Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. Francisco Franco

32. Answer 6-200 Which British Prime Minister signed an agreement to allow Adolf Hitler to annex Czechoslovakia into Germany? Because of this agreement, Hitler took over Czechoslovakia without firing a shot. Neville Chamberlain

33. Answer 6-300 What term describes giving-up one’s principals in order to pacify an aggressor? Appeasement

34. Answer 6-400 What term describes an agreement between two nations not to go to war against each other? Non-Aggression Pact

35. Answer 6-500 What term described Germany’s military strategy to use fast tanks and powerful aircraft, followed by overwhelming ground forces? The term means “lightning war”. Blitzkrieg