Week 24: A World at War
Across
- 3. was named Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe.
- 9. People also bought _______ ___________ to support the military and government during World War II.
- 10. was the largest water, land, and air invasion in the Pacific theater
- 11. In a joint session of Congress, Roosevelt called December 7 “a day that will live in __________.”
- 13. in Hawaii was the home of America’s largest naval base in the Pacific region in 1940.
- 14. In 1952, American scientists developed and tested a new type of weapon, known as the _________ _________.
Down
- 1. These men distinguished themselves by flying more than 1,500 missions
- 2. 9066 forced the removal of Japanese Americans to internment camps within the United States
- 4. also known as island hopping, was a strategy where the Allies bypassed certain islands that were heavily defended by the enemy.
- 5. The 442nd was awarded eight Presidential __________ ___________, with five being earned in one month.
- 6. As ____________ spread after World War II, the United States became worried that more nations would turn to or be forced into communism by the Soviets
- 7. After World War II, the United States continued to research and develop ___________ __________.
- 8. On Dec. 11, 1941, Congress also declared war on the Axis Powers of Germany and Italy in response to _________ _________ declaring war on the United States
- 12. In 1947, American businessman and political advisor Bernard Baruch described the relationship between the two countries as a “______ _______.”