WW 2 Jeopardy

WW 2 JeopardyWW 2 JeopardyAP and US HistoryAP and US History

The Italian fascist The Italian fascist leaderleader

Benito Mussolini (Il Benito Mussolini (Il Duce)Duce)

The President of the USA The President of the USA through much of WW 2through much of WW 2

FDRFDR

The President of the USA The President of the USA at the end of the war-at the end of the war-decided to drop the decided to drop the atomic weapons on atomic weapons on

JapanJapan

Harry S. TrumanHarry S. Truman

The Spanish dictator and The Spanish dictator and fascist who won the fascist who won the Spanish Civil WarSpanish Civil War

Francisco Francisco FrancoFranco

The Japanese Military The Japanese Military commander and Prime commander and Prime Minister during WW 2Minister during WW 2

General TojoGeneral Tojo

The British Prime Minister The British Prime Minister of Great Britain during of Great Britain during WW 2-“we will never WW 2-“we will never

surrender!surrender!””

Winston ChurchillWinston Churchill

The German airforceThe German airforce

LuftwaffeLuftwaffe

The Japanese suicide The Japanese suicide pilotspilots

KamikazeKamikaze

The military alliance of The military alliance of Japan, Germany and ItalyJapan, Germany and Italy

The AxisThe Axis

The military alliance of The military alliance of the USA, Britain, France the USA, Britain, France

and USSR (Russia)and USSR (Russia)

The AlliesThe Allies

The Soviet Dictator who The Soviet Dictator who made a deal with Hitler to made a deal with Hitler to

divide up Polanddivide up Poland

Josef StalinJosef Stalin

The supreme Japanese The supreme Japanese leader during WW 2 leader during WW 2

worshipped as a godworshipped as a god

HirohitoHirohito

Famous Cubist Famous Cubist Spanish artist who Spanish artist who

painted the disturbing painted the disturbing “Guernica.” “Guernica.”

Pablo PicassoPablo Picasso

Belief that we create Belief that we create our own morality (right our own morality (right

and wrong) and that and wrong) and that there is no meaning to there is no meaning to

this life especially this life especially beyond the grave-this beyond the grave-this ideology influenced ideology influenced

many wartime artistsmany wartime artists

nihilismnihilism

The German The German commander of the commander of the Afrika Corps Afrika Corps who who reconquered all of reconquered all of

North Africa North Africa for the for the oiloil fields and other fields and other

resourcesresources

Erwin Erwin Rommel Rommel

(“the Desert (“the Desert Fox”)Fox”)

The nickname for the The nickname for the icon of female factory icon of female factory workers during WW2workers during WW2

Rosie the RiveterRosie the Riveter

Hitler’s long-time Hitler’s long-time mistress turned wifemistress turned wife

Eva BraunEva Braun

War-time surreal War-time surreal painter famous for his painter famous for his optical illusions and optical illusions and

strange artwork. strange artwork.

Salvador DaliSalvador Dali

The act of giving The act of giving something and pleasing something and pleasing another in order to avoid another in order to avoid

conflict or troubleconflict or trouble

appeasementappeasement

The foreign policy of The foreign policy of strict non-involvement in strict non-involvement in

world affairs, usually world affairs, usually accompanied by claiming accompanied by claiming

neutrality in conflictsneutrality in conflicts

IsolationismIsolationism

What did Hitler use What did Hitler use concentration camps for?concentration camps for?

To imprison and kill Jews To imprison and kill Jews and other “enemies”and other “enemies”

The largest of the The largest of the Holocaust Holocaust

concentration camps concentration camps (located in Poland) (located in Poland)

AuschwitzAuschwitz

The name of the boat The name of the boat filled with Jewish filled with Jewish

refugees that FDR and refugees that FDR and US government turned US government turned

awayaway

SS St. LouisSS St. Louis

Why did the American Why did the American government force government force

Japanese American Japanese American citizens into intern camps citizens into intern camps

during WW 2during WW 2

wartimes call for wartimes call for protecting protecting

national security national security more than more than protecting protecting

individual rights individual rights (Jap-americans (Jap-americans

viewed as a viewed as a threat)threat)

Which foreign policy did Which foreign policy did the USA once again the USA once again

practice between WW I practice between WW I and WW IIand WW II

IsolationismIsolationism

How did USA entry How did USA entry into WW 2 affect its into WW 2 affect its recovery from the recovery from the Great DepressionGreat Depression

accelerated its recovery accelerated its recovery

What was the name of the What was the name of the international organization international organization to maintain world peace to maintain world peace

that was formed as a that was formed as a result of WW 2result of WW 2

The United Nations (UN)The United Nations (UN)

How did both WW I and How did both WW I and WW 2 increase WW 2 increase

opportunities for womenopportunities for women

women filled many jobs in women filled many jobs in factories traditionally factories traditionally

held by menheld by men

What was the name of the What was the name of the program enacted by the program enacted by the

United States to help send United States to help send weapons to Britain to help weapons to Britain to help

them fight Germanythem fight Germany

The Lend-Lease ActThe Lend-Lease Act

What brought the United What brought the United States into both WW I and States into both WW I and WW 2 each time-causing WW 2 each time-causing

them to change their them to change their foreign policyforeign policy

Suffered a direct military Suffered a direct military attackattack

What immediate and What immediate and specific event on specific event on

December 7, 1941 brought December 7, 1941 brought the United States into WW the United States into WW

22

The attack by the Japanese The attack by the Japanese at Pearl Harborat Pearl Harbor

National leaders were National leaders were held responsible for held responsible for

war crimes after WW 2 war crimes after WW 2 at the at the

__________________ __________________ War Crimes Trial. (a War Crimes Trial. (a

precedent)precedent)

NuremburgNuremburg

The word used for The word used for hatred and prejudice hatred and prejudice

towards Jewstowards Jews

Anti-Anti-SemetismSemetism

Both Germans and Both Germans and Japanese believed Japanese believed

they were the they were the “________________ “________________

Race.”Race.”

Master or superiorMaster or superior

Lightening warfare used Lightening warfare used by the Germans to take by the Germans to take

over countriesover countries

BlitzkriegBlitzkrieg

What 2 Japanese cities What 2 Japanese cities were atomic weapons were atomic weapons dropped on the USA?dropped on the USA?

Hiroshima and NagasakiHiroshima and Nagasaki

Chinese city where over Chinese city where over 200,000 were killed and 200,000 were killed and 20, 000 women raped by 20, 000 women raped by

the Japanesethe Japanese

NankingNanking

What is the code name of What is the code name of The June 6, 1944 Allied The June 6, 1944 Allied invasion of the German-invasion of the German-held French beaches of held French beaches of Normandy Normandy The largest The largest

military operation in US military operation in US HistoryHistory

(D-Day) also called Operation (D-Day) also called Operation OverlordOverlord

Adolph Hitler’s bookAdolph Hitler’s book

Mein Kampf Mein Kampf (My Struggle)(My Struggle)

Hitler’s decision to Hitler’s decision to eliminate all European eliminate all European

JewsJews

The Final SolutionThe Final Solution

The largest of the The largest of the Holocaust Holocaust

concentration camps concentration camps (located in Poland)(located in Poland)

AuschwitzAuschwitz

Three (3) Ways Americans Three (3) Ways Americans supported the war effort supported the war effort

at homeat home

1.1. Rationing/conservation of Rationing/conservation of valuable resources needed valuable resources needed

for warfor war2. Women working in the 2. Women working in the

factories to build materials factories to build materials needed for the warneeded for the war

3. Creating Propaganda 3. Creating Propaganda filmsfilms

4. Buying war bonds4. Buying war bonds

The US had the difficulty The US had the difficulty of having to fight the war of having to fight the war

onon

2 fronts-against the Nazis and 2 fronts-against the Nazis and Italy in Europe and North Italy in Europe and North

Africa and against the Africa and against the Japanese in the PacificJapanese in the Pacific

Which countries were Which countries were the Allies?the Allies?

Britain, USA and the Britain, USA and the Soviet Union (Russia)Soviet Union (Russia)

And where in the world And where in the world did they fight the Nazis?did they fight the Nazis?

USA and Britain-in Western and USA and Britain-in Western and southern Europe, Northern Africasouthern Europe, Northern AfricaSoviet Union fought the Nazis in Soviet Union fought the Nazis in

Eastern EuropeEastern Europe

During the final days of During the final days of World War II after D-Day, World War II after D-Day, German troops mounted German troops mounted their last serious fight in their last serious fight in

western Europe at the western Europe at the Battle ofBattle of

The Battle of the BulgeThe Battle of the Bulge

Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein (in English: "Operation Watch on the Rhine")

The Allies were The Allies were planning a massive 2-planning a massive 2-part invasion of Japan part invasion of Japan

code-namedcode-named

Operation DownfallOperation Downfall

Had the United States not Had the United States not decided to drop the decided to drop the

atomic bomb on Japan, atomic bomb on Japan, what were two other what were two other

courses of action could courses of action could have chosen?have chosen?

1. 1. 2.2.

1.1. 2 million-man invasion of 2 million-man invasion of Japan by the Allied forcesJapan by the Allied forces

(Operation Downfall)-(Operation Downfall)-Set to begin in November Set to begin in November

1945,1945, 2. Continue firebombing 2. Continue firebombing Japanese cities in hopes Japanese cities in hopes Japan would surrenderJapan would surrender

Why do you think the Why do you think the President decided against President decided against

those two alternatives?those two alternatives?

1.1. Japanese refused to Japanese refused to surrender (dishonor)surrender (dishonor)

2. Millions of Japanese 2. Millions of Japanese soldiers and civilians would soldiers and civilians would

have diedhave died3. 1 million Allied troops 3. 1 million Allied troops

would have been killed and would have been killed and tens of millions more tens of millions more

JapaneseJapanese