Period 8 Terms Puzzle

2. 33rd President of the United States. Led the U.S. to victory in WWII making the ultimate decision to use atomic weapons for the first time. Shaped U.S. foreign policy regarding the Soviet Union after the war.
3. the first artificial satellite into Earth's orbit by Russia
5. The war in the Pacific, most islands were involved, Japan tried to take these islands and sent 65 bombing raids all the way to Australia.
6. a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted from 1947 to 1991
8. code name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II
10. A military strategy used during World War II that involved selectively attacking specific Japanese-held islands and bypassing others
12. foreign policy strategy used by the United States during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism and the expansion of the Soviet Union
13. refers to the political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals during the Second Red Scare, characterized by fear of communism and the Soviet Union
14. a conflict fought between North Korea and South Korea, and their allies, from 1950 to 1953

1. Fighting that took place on the continent of Europe against Hitler and Mussolini.
4. the act of assembling and preparing a nation's military forces, including reserves, as well as harnessing its industrial and economic resources, to actively engage in war
7. a US program that provided economic aid to Western and Southern European countries after World War II
9. a foreign policy that pledged the United States to support democratic nations threatened by authoritarian forces
11. Japanese bombing of ships in Hawaiian harbor; resulted in FDR's request for declaration of war against Japan; Germany and Italy responded with declarations of war