| China | ||
| #1 | Mao Zedong led his Communist army, known as the People’s Liberation Army, into northern China in what famous journey? | Long March |
| #2 | In 1923, which two Chinese political parties made an alliance to oppose the warlords and drive the imperialist powers out of China? | Nationalist & Communist |
| #3 | After World War I, how did Lenin spread the Marxist message throughout Asia? |
Communist International |
| #4 | In April 1927, which leader of the Nationalists in China broke the alliance? | Chiang Kai-Shek |
| #5 | Which area in Northwest Asia (present-day China and Mongolia) did middle-level officers in the Japanese army invade in 1931 without official approval of the Japanese government? | Manchuria |
| World War II | ||
| #1 | On June 6, 1944, the U.S. made the largest amphibious landing in history from across the English Channel on the heavily guarded beaches in which French region? |
Normandy |
| #2 | What word, meaning “lightening war” was used to describe the quick and efficient Nazi strike forces that included panzer divisions of tanks and troops and aided by air strikes? | Blitzkrieg |
| #3 | In 1940 Hitler invaded France through Luxembourg avoiding which French line? | Maginot Line |
| #4 | In 1940, Germany realized that in order to control Britain, it first had to engage in a series of bombings of English cities by its “air force,” called what in German? | Luftwaffe |
| #5 | What international organization was created to keep peace after World War II? |
United Nations |
| Japan | ||
| #1 | Which surprise attack by the Japanese brought the U.S. into World War II? | Pearl Harbor |
| #2 | In 1942, the U.S. began to reconquer some of the parts of Pacific that had fallen to the Japanese according to which war strategy? |
Island Hopping Campaign |
| #3 | Over which two Japanese cities did the U.S. drop atomic bombs on August 6, 1945 and August 9, 1945, convincing Emperor Hirohito to agree to an unconditional surrender? | Hiroshima & Nagasaki |
| #4 | After Germany signed the Non-Aggression Pact with the Soviet Union, where did Japan look to obtain raw materials instead of Siberia? |
South Asia, China, & Pacific Islands |
| #5 | Which incident involved Japanese soldiers dressed as Chinese blowing up a section of the Manchurian Railroad in Japanese occupied Manchuria? | Murkden Incident |
| Holocaust | ||
| #1 | Which movement in Germany and across occupied Europe attempted to fight back against the Nazis? | Resistance Movement |
| #2 | How many Jews were executed during the Holocaust? | 6-Million |
| #3 | Which death camp killed the most Jews during the Holocaust? | Auschwitz-Birkenau |
| #4 | Large numbers of Jewish refugees fled to the U.S., Great Britain, Latin America, and which other place? | Palestine |
| #5 | Those who willingly helped the Nazis carry out the Holocaust were known as what? | Collaborators |
| Nazi Occupation | ||
| #1 | Which place did Hitler target in 1938 to complete his vision of Anschluss? | Austria |
| #2 | Hitler’s invasion of which place finally resulted in France and Great Britain declaring war against Germany? | Poland |
| #3 | The Nazi invasion of which country was stopped in December 1941 due to fierce resistance and a frigid winter? |
Soviet Union |
| #4 | On March 7, 1936, Hitler sent troops into which region of Germany that was declared a demilitarized zone according to the Treaty of Versailles? | Rhineland |
| #5 | On September 15, 1938 Hitler demanded that Germany be given what area in northwestern Czechoslovakia that was inhabited largely by Germans? | Sudetenland |
| Final Question | |
| Label a sheet of paper from 1-8. The team with the most correct answers will win Final Jeopardy. 1. Fearing a Communist takeover in Italy, the people turned to which fascist leader?, 2. Who emerged as the leader of the new Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) after the death of Lenin?, 3. Which U.S. president took office in 1932 and then introduced his economic intervention policy known as the New Deal?, 4. Which military general became dictator of Spain when his forces captured Madrid in 1939?, 5. Which U.S. president approved the use of atomic bombs to force Japan’s surrender in World War II?, 6. Which leader of India promoted peaceful protest instead of violence?, 7. Who was the British adventurer that helped to liberate Arabia?, 8. Who was the U.S. president when the U.S. entered World War I? | 1. Benito Mussolini, 2, Joseph Stalin, 3. Franklin D. Roosevelt, 4. Francisco Franco, 5. Harry S. Truman, 6. Mohandas Gandhi, 7. T.E. Lawrence, & 8. Woodrow Wilson |