World War What? | ||
#1 | Germany, Italy, and Japan. No, not a dream vacation but the evil powers of WWII | Axis Powers |
#2 | December 7, 1941. Not Ben Affleck's birthday, but he played in the movie of the event that got the US involved in WWII | Pearl Harbor |
#3 | The mass murder of Jewish people and other groups during WWII | Holocaust |
#4 | This is not the sacking of a quaterback but Hitler's lightning war. | Blitzkrieg |
#5 | The dropping of these, Little Boy and Fat Man, caused the Japanese to surrender in 1945 | Atomic bombs |
Brrrr... This war is freezing! | ||
#1 | Put a lid on it. This is the policy to stop the spread of communism | Containment |
#2 | No not a place to order pizza. This is the theory where if one country falls to communism then others will fall as well | Domino theory |
#3 | These two wars involved US soldiers and were fought in Sout East Asia | Korean War, Vietnam War |
#4 | Don't come one step closer or I'll push the button! This term described how close the world came to another war | brinkmanship |
#5 | Help! I've fallen and I can't get up! This president's doctrine said it would help countries who rejected communism | Truman Doctrine |
Show me the Money!! | ||
#1 | Wow! I sure like making money based on custom and tradition. | Traditional Economy |
#2 | Wow! There sure is some freedom here. I can even start my own business. | Market Economy |
#3 | Wow! I can't do anything to make money unless the government tells me to. | Comman Economy |
#4 | This is from another country. We better add a tax onto it. | Tariff |
#5 | Like Madonna said, this is the -ism of the world we are living in. Putting a high value on material possessions. | materialism |
Where the heck am I? | ||
#1 | While here a nice man, Paul Rusesabagina, saved my life. | Rwanda |
#2 | While here, I was introduced to the theories and legacy of Mas Zedong. | China |
#3 | While here, I met a man, Nelson Mandela, that was jailed for trying to create equality. | South Africa |
#4 | While here, a civil war broke out after martial law was declared. | Nigeria |
#5 | While here, a man, Juan Peron, was elected president and then made a dictatorship... But don't cry for me. | Argentina |
Mr. Sylak's Stuff | ||
#1 | I was wondering how many people live here... I know... let's check the ________. | Census |
#2 | Wow! While I was digging I found this ancient pot and there was some paper inside of it. This is probably a __________________. | Primary source |
#3 | Did you read the newspaper? There was a hilarious ____________________ of Tiger Woods. | Political cartoon |
#4 | Did you read that article? There was a lot of _______ in it. | Bias |
#5 | Look at the ____________. The skeleton represents death. | symbolism |
Final Question | |
World War II started when Hitler invaded Poland. What was the date? | September 1, 1939 |