European History Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. the systematic killing of 6 million Jews by the Nazis
  2. 8. Curtain a term used to describe the imaginary line dividing Eastern (Communist) and Western (Democratic) Europe during the Cold war
  3. 9. War period of distrust and misunderstanding between the Soviet Union and its former allies in the West
  4. 10. the planned killing of a race of people
  5. 13. Wall a wall built by the East German government in 1961 to divide East and West Berlin; wall came to symbolize Cold War divisions
  6. 14. a political movement in Germany from the end of WWI through the end of WWII led by Adolph Hitler
Down
  1. 1. payments made to a group of people for loss or damage
  2. 2. information, usually misleading or biased, designed to promote a particular political ideology
  3. 3. War II worldwide conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945
  4. 5. Powers a group of countries that opposed the Allied powers in World War II, including Germany, Italy, and Japan
  5. 6. Powers a group of countries that opposed the Axis powers in World War II, including the US, Great Britain, France, and the USSR
  6. 7. War I conflict lasting from 1914-1918; known as the Great War
  7. 11. describes a government that owns or controls most farms and businesses
  8. 12. of Versailles the document signed to end World War I (it explained what the winners would win and what the losers would lose)