WWII: European theatre
WWII:
Pacific theatre
Minorities in WWII
The Cold War
Postwar America
100

What allowed dictators to take control of many European countries prior to WWII?

  1. People were angry over how things were left after WW1.

  2. Debt, unemployment and political unrest made people unhappy with current conditions.

  3. People were desperate for change.

  4. All of these are reasons dictators gained control.

These are all reasons dictators gained control in many European countries.

100

Which battle was the turning point in the Pacific Theatre of WWII?

  1. Battle of Midway

  2. Battle of the Bulge

  3. D-Day

  4. Operation Overlord



The Battle of Midway

100

Why did the US government force Japanese-Americans into camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

  1.  It was part of the ‘Final Solution’

  2. These were work camps that helped the war effort and kept Japanese people from joining the military

  3. The government feared sabotage from the Japanese people. 

  1. The government feared sabotage from the Japanese people.

100

What was the Cold War?

  1. A war that involved direct combat between the Soviet Union and the U.S. over the spread of communism

  2. A long period of tension between communist countries and democratic countries

  3. A bitter war fought between the US and the Soviets during the month of January, 1945 when temperatures dropped to record lows and many men died from the harsh conditions.

a long period of tension between communist countries and democratic countries

100

What caused the baby boom?

Soldiers returning home from WWII and starting families

200

Describe Adolf Hitler’s idea of the perfect Aryan. 

(height - hair - eyes)

6', blonde hair, blue eyes

200

What was the name of the strategy in the Pacific that helped the US get close enough to mainland Japan to launch an invasion?

Island Hopping

200

True or false… 

Japanese-Americans were forced into internment camps with poor conditions and were only allowed to leave for one hour per week.

False. These camps were like  prisons. Nobody was allowed to leave.

200

What form of government ends all social classes and prohibits citizens from owning private property?

communism

200

Which is false about the role of women in the 1950s?

  1. They were expected to give up their jobs and return to traditional roles such as housewives after the war.

  2. Hollywood cast them into stereotypical roles in TV shows.

  3. Women outnumbered men 3-to-1 on TV

  4. None of these are false

Answer C is false.  It was men who outnumbered women 3 to 1 on TV shows. 

300

Japan attacked the US and changed our position of neutrality in WWII.

Where was the attack, and on what day and year did it occur? 

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Dec. 7, 1941

300

Who was the leader of the Manhattan Project– the secret program that invented the atomic bomb?

  1. Paul Von Hindenburg

  2. Joseph Goebbels

  3. Walter Bricht

  4. Robert Oppenheimer

Robert Oppenheimer

300

What happened to many of the Japanese-Americans after they were released from internment camps?

They lost their homes and all of their belongings and had to start over from nothing.

300

What was believed to have started the Cold War? 

  1. NATO

  2. WARSAW

  3. The Truman Doctrine

  4. The Marshall Plan            

The Marshall Plan

300

True or false?

Cruising in cars, drive in movies, drive through food, 3-D comics, and pole sitting were popular leisure activities in the 1950s.

False. Cruising in cars, drive in movies, drive through food, and 3-D comics were popular leisure activities in the 1950s but pole sitting was a fad only in the 1920s

400

Why didn’t the US immediately strike back at Japan after their attack on our soil?

The Nazis were considered a bigger threat so the first US attack was in Europe.

400

What were the names of the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Little Boy and Fat Man

400

What role did the Navajo code talkers serve in WWII?

  1. They were codebreakers who helped decipher enemy war plans 

  2. They wrote code for specialized bombs that could be detonated remotely.

  3. They used a little-known language to keep Allied war plans private.

They used a little-known language to keep Allied war plans private.

400

What do the letters in NATO stand for?

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

400

What committee was formed to investigate alleged disloyalty and communist ties among US citizens during the Cold War period?

HUAC - The House on UnAmerican Activities Committee

500

FINAL JEOPARDY!

List 3 ways the GI Bill benefited veterans returning home after WWII.

500
FINAL JEOPARDY ANSWER

tuition assistance

1 year unemployment    

low interest home loans

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