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  1. 4. A technology that uses the behavior of electromagnetic waves to detect objects.
  2. 6. An American General who commanded a joint British and American force in Morocco and Algeria. He also commanded the Allied leaders in planning the D-Day operation.
  3. 7. A state where nations devote all of their resources to the war effort.
  4. 8. A five-day naval battle in May 1942 where, for the first time in naval history, enemy ships never saw each other. The battle was fought entirely by planes launched from aircraft carriers.
  5. 10. The date of June 6, 1944, which was chosen by the Allies for the invasion of France.
  6. 11. A combined British and American campaign that began in July 1943. The Allies defeated Italian forces in about a month, leading to the overthrow of Mussolini and forcing Hitler to fight on another front
  7. 12. meeting between Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin in February 1945, where these leaders made agreements regarding the end of WWII.
  8. 14. An American General who commanded a massive armored division in August 1944, helping joint British and American forces break through German defenses to advance toward Paris.
  9. 15. These are ships that transport aircraft and accommodate the take-off and landing of airplanes.
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  1. 1. A character that symbolized the women in the United States who built ships and planes and produced munitions during the war. * Sonar: A technology that allowed submarines to use sound waves underwater to "see" enemy submarines.
  2. 2. A fierce November 1942 battle in North Africa where British forces halted the advance of German General Rommel.
  3. 3. A German commander whose advancing army was halted at El Alamein and later trapped and forced to surrender by joint Allied forces in May 1943.
  4. 5. A British General who led forces in North Africa and fought General Rommel at the Battle of El Alamein.
  5. 9. A devastating blow to the Japanese in June 1942, fought entirely from the air. Americans destroyed four Japanese carriers and over 250 planes, effectively preventing Japan from launching any further offensive operations.
  6. 13. The namesake city of Joseph Stalin and the site of one of the costliest battles of the war.