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You survived!
- You are a soldier fighting WWII and its battles in Europe, survive until the end!
- Roll the dice and the space you land on, you must answer the question including red spaces!
- DO NOT CHEAT (or else you wil be shot by a Nazi...)
- If you do not answer correctly, you must go two spaces backwards
- If you do not answer the landmine/jail questions correctly, you must start from the beginning
Good Luck !!
What countries are the Axis Powers made of?
Source: (16.4 pdf, Pg 551)
Germany, Italy, Japan
What countries are the Allies?
Sources: (16.4 pdf, Pg 554)
United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union
What did Roosevelt and Churchill pledge on because of the Atlantic Charter?
Source: (16.4 pdf, pg 554)
Collective security, disarmament, self-determination, economic cooperation, and freedom of the seas
Where was the Pearl Harbor attack located?
(16.4 pdf, Pg 555)
O'ahu, Hawai'i
How did the Pearl Harbor attack affect America?
Source: (16.4 pdf, pg 557)
Thousands of people died and wounded (2,403 killed, 1,178 injured), 21 ships sunk and damaged, 300 aircrafts damaged. This attack was more severe than WWI.
What is the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC)?
Source: (17.1 pdf, pg 563)
WAAC was a bill that allowed women to participate in war in noncombat positions
What are convoys?
(17.2 Pg 570)
Convoys were groups of ships traveling together for mutual protection.
What duties did women have in WAAC?
Sources: (17.1 pdf, pg 563)
They worked as nurses, ambulance drivers, radio operators, electricians, and pilots
Why did some POC’s refuse to fight in the war?
Souce: (17.1 pg 564)
They were Americans without civil rights so they wondered whether this was their war to fight.
Which minority groups participated in combat?
Source: (17.1 pg 564)
African Americans, Native Americans, Mexican Americans, and Asian Americans
What did Roosevelt give Randolph in return to cancel the march?
(17.1 Pg 566)
Roosevelt provided full and equitable participation of all workers in defense industries, without discrimination because of race, creed, color, or national origin.
Who won the Battle of the Bulge?
(17.2 Pg 576)
The Allies
What did the Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) do?
(17.1 Pg 567)
OSRD brought scientists into the war effort.
What drugs were used on the battlefield that saved lives?
(17.1 Pg 567)
“Miracle drugs” were used, such as penicillin
What significant achievement did the OSRD accomplish?
(17.1 Pg 567)
They created the atomic bomb
What was the code name for the research of the atomic bomb?
(17.1 Pg 567)
The Manhattan Project
What is rationing?
(17.1 Pg 568)
Rationing is where families in America had to use coupons to buy scarce goods such as meat, shoes, sugar, coffee, and gasoline to contribute to the war effort.
What was Hitler’s goal in sending submarine raids against ships along America’s east coast (Battle of the Atlantic)?
(17.2 Pg 570)
Germany’s goal was to prevent food and war materials from reaching Great Britain and the Soviet Union because Britain depended on supplies from the sea.
What contradiction did minority groups battling in the war face when they went home?
(17.2 Pg 573)
The contradiction of those who risked their lives during WWII was that they won awards and honor but when they went home, they still experienced racism.
Where did the Allies come from to fight D-Day?
(17.2 Pg 575)
Britain to France
Why was D-Day delayed? What were its effects?
(17.2 Pg 574)
D-Day was delayed due to the storm which caused the sea level to rise and the waves to be harsh.
Why was the first wave of D-Day more dangerous?
(17.2 Pg 574)
The first wave was fighting on Omaha Beach where Nazis posts took place with machine guns and landmines. Parachuters got lost due to the wind and landed in unknown areas.
What is the Battle of the Bulge called that?
(17.2 Pg 576)
Because the Germans went westward of the American line, creating a bulge.
Why is the Battle of the Bulge a turning point?
(17.2 Pg 576)
The Battle of the Bulge is a turning point because the German soldiers surrounded the American soldiers but the Americans outnumbered them, causing them to surrender.
Why and how did Hitler and his wife die?
(17.2 Pg 577)
They were defeated and refused to surrender so Hitler shot himself and his wife drank poison. Their bodies were later soaked with gasoline and burned.