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WWII Crossword Puzzle
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12. Different fronts where a country is fighting. .
15. An international organization established to prevent future wars; replaced
League of Nations.
17. A Weapon of mass destruction 1st used by America against Japan in WWII
18. FDR's plan for getting the United States out of the Great Depression.
19. the attack on this naval base led to the United States joining the war
20. The invasion of this country is the beginning of WWII
21. "Lightening war", German tactic used in World War Two based on speed and
surprise
23. Emperor of Japan during WWII. Helped create Japan’s combat strategy during
WWII
29. The killing of an entire race of people.
30. Prime Minster of Britain during most of WWII. One of the most active leaders
against Nazi appeasement. One of the Big 3 with Stalin and Roosevelt
33. This treaty ended WWI. One of the causes of WWII. Intended to punish Germany.
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1. President of US during WWII. One of the big 3 Allied leaders with Winston
Churchill and Joseph Stalin.
2. Secret American project to develop the Atomic bomb.
3. US army general who was supreme Allied commander in Europe. Planned and
carried out D-Day. Was later President of the US.
4. Policy of allowing fascist countries to take over other countries by giving
into demands in the hopes of avoiding a bigger conflict.
5. President after FDR, made the decision to drop the bomb.
6. A conflict of words and ideas between USSR and USA that began right after WWII
and lasted until 1991.
7. The capital of Israel considered a holy city to the Jewish, Christian and
Islamic religions.
8. This country also fell to a fascist government in 1936 with support from
Hitler and Mussolini
9. The Allied invasion of Europe
10. Fascist leader of Italy. Allied himself with Hitler during WWII
11. This country joined with Germany and Italy as part of the Axis Powers.
13. The name for the mass killing of Jewish people.
14. A government ran by a dictator.
16. Made a pact with Hitler, after Hitler broke that pact he joined the Allies.
17. Great Britain, United States and Russia’s alliance during WWII
22. Fascist leader of Germany during WWII. Wanted to extend his power to the
world.
24. A ruler with absolute authority.
25. Policy of noninvolvement in European wars
26. This country was known as the Soviet Union during WWII and the Cold War.
27. This battle in the Pacific was the turning point in the war against Japan
28. Homeland created for the Jews after WWII.
31. When two or more countries come together against a common enemy.
32. Commander-in-chief of the Allied forces in the pacific. Accepted Japan’s
surrender at the end of WWII
34. Germany, Italy and Japan’s alliance during WWII