WWII Jeopardy Template

WWII	During the War	Events	Leaders	People
100 fascism _________________ is a social and economic system where industries, land, and businesses are owned by the government.	100 fronts Battle lines during war time are called _____________.	100 island hopping The process of Allies capturing island after island as they headed toward Japan was known as _______________ __________________.	100 Franklin D. Roosevelt The U.S. president from 1933-1945 was _________ _______________.	100 Winston Churchill The British Prime Minister during WWII was ______________ _________________.
200 isolationism Before being attacked, the U.S. believed in ___________________.	200 internment camp An _________ ___________ is a guarded camp where prisoners are held during war.	200 D-Day The Allies worked together on June 6, 1944 in the largest water to land invasion known as _______________.	200 Joseph Stalin The leader of the Soviet Union was ______________ _________________.	200 Tuskegee Airmen The group of African American pilots were known as the ____________ ________________.
300 rationing The U.S. used ___________________ or limiting what people can buy during the war.	300 Iwo Jima was an island close to Japan, making it easier for the U.S. to attack. Why was the capture of Iwo Jima so important?	300 VE Day Germany was forced to surrender in May of 1945, which was known as _________________.	300 Adolf Hitler The dictator of Germany was ____________ _______________.	300 Hirohito The emperor of Japan was _______________.
400 Holocaust Twelve million people were killed by Nazis which was known as the ______________.	400 atomic bombs President Truman decided to drop two _________ ________ on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.	400 VJ Day On August 14, 1945, Hirohito surrendered, which became known as ________________.	400 Harry Truman The U.S. president from 1945-1953 was _________ _______________.	400 Rosie the Riveter The nickname for women who took over men's jobs was ____________ _____ ____________.
500 They took over jobs in factories. They were involved in war (making supplies, fighting, sending supplies). They did the jobs the men once had before war. How did the role of women and African Americans change during WWII?	500 concentration camps __________ ___________ were run by Nazis and were places where large numbers of people were held prisoner and forced to work.	500 Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and the U.S. declared war on Japan the next day. What happened at Pearl Harbor?	500 Benito Mussolini The fascist ruler of Italy was __________ ____________.	500 It was an organization the U.S. helped to create during the war to help bring peace to the world. What was the United Nations formed for?

WWII

During the War

Events

Leaders

People

100

fascism

_________________ is a social and economic system where industries, land, and businesses are owned by the government.

100

fronts

Battle lines during war time are called _____________.

100

island hopping

The process of Allies capturing island after island as they headed toward Japan was known as _______________ __________________.

100

Franklin D. Roosevelt

The U.S. president from 1933-1945 was _________ _______________.

100

Winston Churchill

The British Prime Minister during WWII was ______________ _________________.

200

isolationism

Before being attacked, the U.S. believed in ___________________.

200

internment camp

An _________ ___________ is a guarded camp where prisoners are held during war.

200

D-Day

The Allies worked together on June 6, 1944 in the largest water to land invasion known as _______________.

200

Joseph Stalin

The leader of the Soviet Union was ______________ _________________.

200

Tuskegee Airmen

The group of African American pilots were known as the ____________ ________________.

300

rationing

The U.S. used ___________________ or limiting what people can buy during the war.

300

Iwo Jima was an island close to Japan, making it easier for the U.S. to attack.

Why was the capture of Iwo Jima so important?

300

VE Day

Germany was forced to surrender in May of 1945, which was known as _________________.

300

Adolf Hitler

The dictator of Germany was ____________ _______________.

300

Hirohito

The emperor of Japan was _______________.

400

Holocaust

Twelve million people were killed by Nazis which was known as the ______________.

400

atomic bombs

President Truman decided to drop two _________ ________ on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.

400

VJ Day

On August 14, 1945, Hirohito surrendered, which became known as ________________.

400

Harry Truman

The U.S. president from 1945-1953 was _________ _______________.

400

Rosie the Riveter

The nickname for women who took over men's jobs was ____________ _____ ____________.

500

They took over jobs in factories. They were involved in war (making supplies, fighting, sending supplies). They did the jobs the men once had before war.

How did the role of women and African Americans change during WWII?

500

concentration camps

__________ ___________ were run by Nazis and were places where large numbers of people were held prisoner and forced to work.

500

Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and the U.S. declared war on Japan the next day.

What happened at Pearl Harbor?

500

Benito Mussolini

The fascist ruler of Italy was __________ ____________.

500

It was an organization the U.S. helped to create during the war to help bring peace to the world.

What was the United Nations formed for?