Nuclear Weapons Jeopardy

Atoms in Arms

100

WWII was the first use of this devastating weapon, first dropped on Hiroshima and then Nagasaki

Atomic Bombs

200

This country was the second country after the US to obtain nuclear arms

The Soviet Union

300

The United States' nuclear program was called this

The Manhattan Project

400

This model of aircraft dropped the first atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

American B-29 Bomber

500

The Soviet Union created this nuclear bomb, the largest nuclear weapon to ever be tested

Tzar Bomba

In the Past

100

This classical civilization hypothetically would have found creative ways to use nuclear energy both in infrastructure similar to their aqueducts, and in conquest of Gallic people.

Rome

200

This Chinese dynasty hypothetically would have used nuclear weapons as a controlling and conquering mechanism through their legalist philosophy

Qin Dynasty

300

This Italian diplomat and political thinker hypothetically would have argued that nuclear arms could be an effective means of controlling the population through fear and conquest.

Niccolò Machiavelli

400

This Russian Tzar, famous for his executions of political opponents and the creation of the Streltzy, hypothetically would have used nuclear weapons to decimate domestic and foreign threats.

Ivan the Terrible

500

This US General threatened China with nuclear bombardment during the Korean War and use similar tactics with today's North Korea.

Douglas MacArthur

In the Present

100

This world leader recently called off a summit with Kim Jong Un that would originally have negotiated the nuclear disarmament of North Korea

Donald Trump

200

This current North Korean leader would use nuclear weapons as intimidation or as leverage, especially against the United States

Kim Jong Un

300

This American President oversaw the Bay of Pigs invasion and dealt with the Cuban Missile Crisis, trying to use force to denuclearize

John F Kennedy

400

This Soviet leader would (and did) begin disarmament of nuclear weapons and his policies of openness and restructuring would make modern Russia more peaceful and democratic

Mikhail Gorbachev

500

This current Chinese leader would most likely be opposed to nuclear disarmament, and focus on obtaining nuclear weapons in his ever growing quest to grow in power

Xi Jinping

Regional Context

100

This North American country, colonized primarily by the English, has risen to prominence throughout its 250 years of existence and was able to create the first atomic bomb

The United States of America

200

This Eurasian country became the second nation to create the atomic bomb through its rapid technological innovation and westernization dating back to Peter the Great's reforms

Russia (USSR)

300

This region has faced religious and political conflict for thousands of years, and today faces a possibly nuclear Israel

Middle East

400

After a heated cold war conflict, this soviet satellite state has recently created nuclear weaponry

North Korea

500

These two countries, recently developing nukes, are the homes of Hindu/Muslim conflict, especially since their separation in 1947

India and Pakistan

Everything, Ever

100

These ancient Chinese artifacts, also known as dragon bones, were used to predict the future during the Shang dynasty

Oracle Bones

200

This Macedonian king conquered the Persian Empire

Alexander the Great

300

Ethiopia defeated this power to retain its independence during the scramble for Africa.

Italy

400

This flower became the staple of the Dutch Empire's economy, some bulbs costing more than mansions.

Tulips

500

This general in the American Revolution betrayed the American revolutionaries, his name becoming synonymous with treason.

Benedict Arnold