History Y11 WW2 Test
Across
- 3. During times of war, they suffer the most
- 4. Japanese _________ extended throughout Eastern and Southeastern Asia
- 5. The name given to the war as propaganda in the Soviet Union
- 7. Young suicide pilots who'd crash their planes into enemy forces.
- 9. The phrase Americans use to refer to Japanese suicide bombers comes from the word idiot in Japanese.
- 11. The location where the plutonium was developed for the nuclear bomb used in Japan
- 13. Emperor of Japan during World War 2
- 14. This blamed Germany for the war, divided its territory, placed heavy debts, and didn't allow Germany to have many weapons for defense.
- 16. Italian Dictator who joined the Axis Powers
- 20. The nickname given to the largest state actors in the Western alliance. Hint: Stalin, Churchill ect.
- 22. December 7th, 1941
- 23. When a foreign government takes complete control of another
- 28. A peacekeeping organization that joins several powerful nations
- 30. Synonym for poor; The people in Germany lived in ____ after loosing the bar bankrupted the country
- 31. A system of government where everything is controlled by the central state, political opponents are silenced, people have little freedom, and cannot vote.
- 35. A military grouping of countries that will share manpower, resources, and capital (money).
- 36. First site of nuclear bomb in Japan
- 37. Opposed Western Powers. Allied with Germany, Japan, and Italy
- 38. Second site of nuclear bomb in Japan
Down
- 1. This system contends that everyone should be free to own property and businesses, and to make money.
- 2. The party in Russia that overthrew the Monarch during the Russian Revolution.
- 6. A set of shared beliefs
- 8. Only joined forces with Western powers to protect their borders
- 10. Meeting between U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin Nov 28, 1943 – Dec 1, 1943
- 12. Germany fights England in the skies for three months
- 15. The name given to the two most powerful nations in the world at this time -the USA and the Soviet Union
- 17. Deadliest battle in world history with 1.9 million estimated deaths
- 18. The race of people seen as better than all others and more suited for power
- 19. This system contends that all property, including homes and businesses, should belong to the state, to ensure that every member of society has a fair share.
- 21. Prime Minister of England
- 24. American soldiers would collect these from Japanese fallen soldiers as souvenirs
- 25. This country surrendered May 7th, 1945
- 26. Allied forces storm Normandy during the largest sea-to-land invasion at the time
- 27. Hitler invades this country marking the beginning of World War Two on September 1st 1939
- 29. A political system that requires a strong leader, a dedicated military, and blind loyalty to a leader. This is much like a totalitarianism.
- 32. A Foreign policy belief that a country should not join a war unless absolutely necessary; Switzerland today
- 33. Battle between the United States and Japanese naval forces in the Pacific
- 34. Japanese invasion and assault on Chinese city killing over 200,000