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Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from Key People

Who was the dictator of Germany?

$100 Answer from Key People

Hitler

$200 Question from Key People

Name two Allied leaders and whatcountries that they lead.

$200 Answer from Key People

Truman and FDR led the US andChurchill led Great Britain. Stalinwas the leader of the USSR (Russia).

$300 Question from Key People

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen and how didThey help the US win WWII?

$300 Answer from Key People

The Tuskegee Airmen were a brave group ofAfrican American fighter pilots that led many successful air raids in WWII.

$400 Question from Key PeopleDOUBLE

Name the three leaders of the Major Axis Powers and whatCountry they each represented.

$400 Answer from Key People

Japan’s leader was Hirohito, Germany’s leaderWas Hitler, and Italy’s leader was Mussolini.

$500 Question from Key People DOUBLE

How were the beliefs of the Axis andThe Allies different?

$500 Answer from Key People

Axis Powers- believed in dictatorship; believed that one particular group of people is betterAllies-believed in democracy

$100 Question from Key Events

What was Hitler’s mass murder ofThe Jews called?

$100 Answer from Key Events

The Holocaust

$200 Question from Key Events

WWII was being fought in two frontsor two areas—where?

$200 Answer from Key Events

Europe and the Pacific

$300 Question from Key Events

What occurred on D-Day?

$300 Answer from Key Events

On D-Day, the U.S led the largest land towater invasion in history. The invasionenabled U.S. troops to get to Berlin andeventually force Germany to surrender.

$400 Question from Key Events

Why was the battle of Iwo JimaImportant?

$400 Answer from Key Events

Iwo Jima was important because it was a majorvictory in the US’s plan to island hop. Capturing Iwo Jima allowed the US to get closer to capturing Japan.

$500 Question from Key Events

What was the day that WWII endedcalled and why?

$500 Answer from Key Events

The day that ended WWII for good wasCalled VJ Day- victory in Japan day.

$100 Question from Home-front

What group of people were working on the home-frontWhile the men were off fighting?

$100 Answer from Home Front

The women were taking over men’s jobs and doing everything they could to help with the war effort.

$200 Question from Home-front

What is rationing and why was it done?

$200 Answer from Home Front

Rationing was the system of limiting what people can eat.Americans used this system so they could send morefood over to the troops.

$300 Question from Home-front

What did women do to help with the war effort?(Name three things)

$300 Answer from Home Front

Women worked in factories that made war supplies, worked as nurses, made victory gardens, and rationed their food.

$400 Question from Home-frontDOUBLE

How was America able to get outOf the Great Depression?

$400 Answer from Home Front

America was able to get out of theDepression by getting involved in WWII.

$500 Question from Home-frontDOUBLE

Name two ways that Americans atHome were affected by WWII…

$500 Answer from Home Front

Americans were rationing their food,Growing victory gardens, and womenWere taking over men’s jobs.

$100 Question from Tragedy

Where did the attack by Japanon the US occur?

$100 Answer from Tragedy

Pearl Harbor in Hawaii

$200 Question from Tragedy

What two cities in Japan did the US use the atomic bomb to attack?

$200 Answer from Tragedy

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

$300 Question from Tragedy

Why did the US decide to use the atomic bombFor the first time in WWII?

$300 Answer from Tragedy

President Truman wanted to end the war and he felt thatThe atomic bombs were the only way to not lose anymoreAmerican lives.

$400 Question from WWII- Tragedy-DOUBLE

Name three characteristics of the Holocaust.

$400 Answer from WWII- Tragedy

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The Holocaust was also known as Hitler’s “final solution.”It involved the Nazis putting Jews, gypsies, and peopleWith disabilities in concentration camps. Conditions wereTerrible in these camps and Germans were beaten, starved,and even killed.

$500 Question from WWII- Tragedy

Who was Hitler, what was the name of his political party,And what were two things he believed?

$500 Answer from WWII- Tragedy

Hitler was the dictator of Germany and the leader of the Nazi Political party.He believed that onlyGermans with blonde hair and blue eyes were true Germans andJews were the blame for Germany’s problems.

$100 Question from The End

What does V-E Day stand for?

$100 Answer from WWII- The End

V-E Day stands for Victory in Europe Day.

$200 Question from The End

Which side won the war (include the names of the Countries in the alliance)?

$200 Answer from WWII- The End

The Allied Powers won the war which includedThe US, Great Britain, France, and Soviet Union.

$300 Question from The End

What was the purpose of the United Nations?

$300 Answer from WWII- The End

The purpose of the United Nations was to talk problems out peacefully and avoid getting the worldinto war.

$400 Question from The End

Name three groups of people that helped the USbe on the winning side of the war.

$400 Answer from WWII- The End

The U.S. was helped by American women, African Americans,The Tuskegee Airmen, and our Allies.

$500 Question from The End

Name three causes of V-J Day.

$500 Answer from WWII- The End

VJ Day was caused by the bombings at Hiroshimaand Nagasaki, VE Day, and the battle of Iwo Jima.

Final Jeopardy

Final Jeopardy Answer

The propaganda poster shows RosieThe Riveter. She was a fictionalwoman who became a symbol forthe fact that women can do anythingmen can.