This board helps players review World War II through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Road to War, European Theater, Pacific Theater, Leaders & Alliances, War's End. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.
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A peek at what's on the board — 5 categories and one sample clue from each. Answers stay hidden until you open them, so the game still works.
What 1939 event commonly marks the start of World War II?
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Invasion of Poland
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Which 1940 air campaign defended Britain from the Luftwaffe?
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Battle of Britain
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What December 7, 1941 attack brought the United States into the war?
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Pearl Harbor
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Who led the Soviet Union during World War II?
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Joseph Stalin
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What name is given to the May 1945 Allied victory in Europe?
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V-E Day
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Road to War
- $100 — What 1939 event commonly marks the start of World War II?
- Invasion of Poland
- $200 — What 1930s policy tried to avoid war by conceding to Hitler?
- Appeasement
- $300 — Which 1938 agreement ceded the Sudetenland to Germany?
- Munich Agreement
- $400 — What 1931 invasion signaled Japanese expansion in East Asia?
- Invasion of Manchuria
- $500 — Which 1939 German-Soviet pact secretly divided Eastern Europe?
- Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
European Theater
- $100 — Which 1940 air campaign defended Britain from the Luftwaffe?
- Battle of Britain
- $200 — What 1940 rescue evacuated Allied troops from Dunkirk?
- Dunkirk evacuation
- $300 — What 1941 German invasion of the USSR was code-named what?
- Operation Barbarossa
- $400 — What was the codename for the June 6, 1944 Normandy invasion?
- Operation Overlord
- $500 — Which 1942-43 battle marked a turning point on the Eastern Front?
- Battle of Stalingrad
Pacific Theater
- $100 — What December 7, 1941 attack brought the United States into the war?
- Pearl Harbor
- $200 — Which 1942 naval battle decisively halted Japanese expansion?
- Battle of Midway
- $300 — What strategy of seizing key islands while bypassing others was called what?
- Island hopping
- $400 — Which 1945 battle near Japan saw heavy casualties and kamikaze attacks?
- Battle of Okinawa
- $500 — What forced march of POWs followed the 1942 fall of Bataan?
- Bataan Death March
Leaders & Alliances
- $100 — Who led the Soviet Union during World War II?
- Joseph Stalin
- $200 — Who became British prime minister in 1940 and led to victory?
- Winston Churchill
- $300 — Who was U.S. president for most of World War II?
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- $400 — The partnership of Germany, Italy, and Japan was called what?
- Axis Powers
- $500 — Which February 1945 meeting of the Big Three took place in Crimea?
- Yalta Conference
War's End
- $100 — What name is given to the May 1945 Allied victory in Europe?
- V-E Day
- $200 — What secret U.S. program developed the atomic bomb?
- Manhattan Project
- $300 — Which two Japanese cities were destroyed by atomic bombs in 1945?
- Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- $400 — What trials prosecuted leading Nazis for war crimes after the war?
- Nuremberg Trials
- $500 — What term did Nazis use for their plan to exterminate Jews?
- Final Solution
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