Two Theaters of WWII. World War II: The Pacific Theater 1941-1945.
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Welcome!The Topic For Today Is…
The U.S. in WWIIMobilization European
TheaterPacific Theater North African
TheaterImpact of WWII
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Bonus Question: 5000 pts
Mobilization: 200• Question:• Congress created this organization to fight
inflation by implementing price controls on most goods and raising income tax rates
• Answer• Office of Price Administration (OPA)
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Mobilization: 400• Question:• The U.S. government practiced this during
WWII by establishing fixed allotments of goods deemed essential for the military
• Answer• rationing
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Mobilization: 600• Question:• He threatened a march on Washington on July
1, 1941 in protest discrimination in the military and in industry.
• Answer• A. Philip Randolph
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Mobilization: 800• Question:• As Army chief of staff, he pushed for the
Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps in early 1942• Answer• George Marshall
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Mobilization: 1000• Question:• Many Japanese and Nisei were placed in these
in 1942 out of fear that they would spy on the United States for the Japanese
• Answer• Interment camps or relocation camps
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European Theater: 200
• Question:• After Pearl Harbor, Churchill met with FDR and
decided they would focus on defeating this dictator first
• Answer• Hitler
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European Theater: 400
• Question:• In order to control the seas for shipping, the
United States fought with Germany to win this battle by May 1943
• Answer• Battle of the Atlantic
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European Theater: 600
• Question• He served as the Supreme Allied Commander
of Europe and facilitated Operation Overlord, or what you know commonly as D-Day
• Answer• Dwight D. Eisenhower or Ike
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European Theater: 800
• Question:• Hitler initiated this Battle with the Russians
with the goals of obtaining oil and a rich industrial center on the Volga River
• Answer• Battle of Stalingrad
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European Theater: 1000
• Question:• The Allied Forces were surprised by the
Germans at this battle and were actually pushed back until reinforcements came.
• Answer• Battle of the Bulge
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Pacific Theater: 200
• Question:• This battle checked the Japanese
advancements and allowed the Americans to feel positive about the war in the pacific
• Answer• Coral Sea
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Pacific Theater: 400
• Question:• This tactic implemented by the U.S. military in
the Pacific, helped to secure islands held by the Japanese in order to invade mainland Japan
• Answer• Island hopping
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Pacific Theater: 600
• Question:• This Japanese bombers were known as the
divine wind in their attempts to saved Japan for U.S. invasion
• Answer• kamikaze
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Pacific Theater: 800
• Question:• He was in charge of building the actual atomic
bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico• Answer• J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Pacific Theater: 1000
• Question:• He was in charge of Japan after the war and
their constitution is named after him. • Answer• General Douglas MacArthur
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North African Theater: 200
• Question:• He wanted England and America to open a
second front to divert resources away from the Eastern Front of the war
• Answer• Joseph Stalin
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North African Theater:400
• Question:• He served as Hitler’s general in the North
African theater and later committed suicide.• Answer• General Erwin Rommel
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North African Theater: 600
• Question:• This Axis Power was known as “the soft
underbelly of the Axis”• Answer• Italy
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North African Theater: 800
• Question:• He was removed from power in Italy and later
reinstated by Hitler in a region in northern Italy.
• Answer• Benito Mussolini
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North African Theater: 1000
• Question:• This king of Italy relieved Mussolini of his
duties on July 25, 1943 only to see Mussolini take power in northern Italy
• Answer• Victor Emmanuel III
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Impact of WWII: 200
• Question:• Over 6 million entered the workforce for the
1st time, boasting percentages to 35%• Answer• Women
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Impact of WWII: 400
• Question:• Servicemen that returned from war were
given the right to go to college at the expense of the federal government with this new law
• Answer• GI Bill
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Impact of WWII: 600
• Question:• African-Americans, Japanese-Americans, and
Mexican-Americans all served in these types of units.
• Answer• Segregated
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Impact of WWII: 800
• Question:• He created the Congress of Racial Equality• Answer• James Farmer
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Impact of WWII: 1000
• Question:• The movement of African-Americans between
1940 and 1950 is known as this• Answer• Great Migration
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Bonus Question: 5000 pts.
• Question:• List 3 reasons the United States decided to use
the atomic bomb against the Japanese• Answer• …• Save American soldiers, retaliation for Pearl
Harbor, unconditional surrender, show military superiority to the Russians
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Daily Double
The Winner Of The Last RoundWrite Down How Much Money
You Are Willing To RiskIf You get the Question write you win that money
If you get it wrong you Loss the money!
Daily Double
The Winner Of The Last RoundWrite Down How Much Money
You Are Willing To RiskIf You get the Question write you win that money
If you get it wrong you Loss the money!