Purim History
The story of Purim is found in this book of the Hebrew Bible.
What is the Book of Esther?
This country entered the war in 1917, providing a major boost to the Allies.
What is the United States?
Woodrow Wilson’s plan for postwar peace was known by this numerical name.
What are the Fourteen Points?
This leader was the Prime Minister of Britain for most of World War II.
Who is Winston Churchill?
This French military leader crowned himself emperor in 1804.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
Queen Esther revealed Haman’s plot during a banquet she hosted for these two men.
Who are King Ahasuerus and Haman?
This type of warfare, characterized by deep ditches and a "no man's land," defined the Western Front.
What is trench warfare?
This Italian leader, known as "Il Duce," established a fascist dictatorship in the 1920s.
Who is Benito Mussolini?
The D-Day invasion took place on June 6, 1944, on the beaches of this region in France.
What is Normandy?
This Soviet leader led the USSR during World War II and the early Cold War.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
In walled cities like Jerusalem, Purim is celebrated on this day instead.
What is the 15th of Adar (Shushan Purim)?
This telegram, sent from Germany to Mexico, proposed an alliance against the U.S.
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?
The U.S. followed this policy in the 1920s and 1930s, avoiding involvement in European conflicts.
What is isolationism?
This 1942 battle in the Pacific, often called the turning point of the war in the Pacific, saw the U.S. defeat Japan’s navy.
What is the Battle of Midway?
This Indian leader used nonviolent resistance to help India gain independence from Britain.
Who is (Mahatma) Gandhi?
Another Purim commandment is giving gifts of food, known as this.
What is mishloach manot?
The sinking of this British passenger ship by a German U-boat in 1915 angered the U.S.
What is the Lusitania?
Japan invaded this region of China in 1931, violating international agreements.
What is Manchuria?
The "island-hopping" strategy was used by the U.S. in this theater of war.
What is the Pacific Theater?
This Japanese emperor oversaw the industrialization of Japan, modernizing the country in the late 19th century.
Who is Emperor Meiji?
The name "Esther" is thought to be derived from this Babylonian goddess’s name.
Who is Ishtar?
This German military plan aimed to defeat France quickly before turning to fight Russia.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
This 1937 event saw Japanese forces commit mass atrocities, including widespread killings and assaults, in China's former capital.
What is the Nanjing Massacre (or the Rape of Nanking)?
This 1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union was codenamed this.
What is Operation Barbarossa?
This Prussian leader, known for his “blood and iron” speech, unified Germany in 1871.
Who is Otto von Bismarck?