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World War II: Leaders, Events, and Causes

Explore the key leaders, events, and causes of World War II, including Adolf Hitler, Franklin D. Roosevelt, the bombing of Hiroshima, and more. Test your knowledge with a tiebreaker question!

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World War II: Leaders, Events, and Causes

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  2. JEOPARDY

  3. Leaders: 100 • Who was Adolf Hitler? • Dictator of Germany before and during WWII.

  4. Leaders: 200 • Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt? • President during most of WWII.

  5. Leaders: 300 • Who was Harry Truman? • President of the U.S. that ordered the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

  6. Leaders: 400 • Who was Winston Churchill? • Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII.

  7. Leaders: 500 • Who was Benito Mussolini? • Dictator of Italy before and during WWII.

  8. WWII: 100 • Why was Germany in a depression? • They had lost WWI and had very little money due to the requirements of the Treaty of Versailles.

  9. WWII: 200 • Who was Hitler? • The dictator of Germany who wanted to take over the world.

  10. WWII: 300 • When did the U.S. get involved in WWII (name the event and year)? • When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, 1941

  11. WWII: 400 • When did WWII begin (name the event and year)? • When Germany invaded Poland in 1939

  12. WWII: 500 • What ended WWII? • When the U.S. bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

  13. Causes of WWII:100 • What do you call giving into someone’s demands to prevent conflict? • Appeasement

  14. Causes of WWII: 200 • What is the term for “building up a military?” • Militarism

  15. Causes of WWII: 300 • What is the term for “trying to stay out of conflicts?” • Isolationism

  16. Causes of WWII: 400 • What is the term for “extreme patriotism and pride in your country?” • Nationalism

  17. Causes of WWII: 500 • What is the term that means “trying to take over land to increase power and create an Empire?” • Imperialism

  18. Hiroshima: 100 • Where is Hiroshima? • Japan

  19. Hiroshima: 200 • Which city was bombed first, Hiroshima or Nagasaki? • Hiroshima

  20. Hiroshima: 300 • How many days was between the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki? • Three

  21. Hiroshima: 400 • Who was the president who ordered the bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? • Harry Truman

  22. Hiroshima: 500 • How many people were killed instantly by the bombing of Hiroshima? • 100,000

  23. Miscellaneous: 100 • What is island hopping? • Jumping from island to island in order to get closer to your main target (Japan)

  24. Miscellaneous: 200 • Where is the location of Pearl Harbor (state and geographic location)? • Hawaii, in the Pacific Ocean

  25. Miscellaneous: 300 • What was the turning point in the war in the Pacific? • Battle of Midway

  26. Miscellaneous: 400 • What event was the turning point of the war in Europe? • Battle of Normandy

  27. Miscellaneous: 500 • What was D-Day? • The allies stormed the beaches of France and eventually forced their way into Germany. Dooms day.

  28. TIE BREAKER • Choose your wager • Put these events in chronological order • Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Germany invades Poland, MacArthur island hops towards Japan, Allies invade Europe on D-day

  29. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNER!

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