World war 2
Across
- 5. June 6, 1944: the largest combined land-sea-air invasion in history to begin the liberation of France from German occupation.
- 6. A government in which all economic and social activity is controlled by totalitarian leaders and one powerful political party.
- 10. February 1943, Soviet victory (ousting Germans) marked a major turning point in the war for the Allies on the eastern front.
- 12. August – October 1940: Germans bombed British shipyards, industries, & cities, destroying entire neighborhoods, killing many civilians.
- 14. Germany, Italy, and Japan.
- 15. The U.S. helped Great Britain by supplying ammunition & old warships in exchange for several military bases in Bermuda & the Caribbean.
- 16. He used the anger over the Treaty of Versailles and the depression in Germany to grab power in the 1920s. He wanted an all-powerful German Empire,
- 18. President FDR was elected to serve a 4th term and chose this man as his vice president. After Roosevelt’s sudden death, he became President and the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan fell to him.
- 19. Accepting demands in order to avoid conflicts.
Down
- 1. Great Britain – urged Britain to re-arm after Hitler’s election in 1933. In 1939 said Britain and France should form a military alliance with the Soviet Union. Was appointed Prime Minister in 1940 and led Britain with great courage.
- 2. The belief that a “pure” blood German with blonde-hair and blue eyes was superior to all other races.
- 3. Fearful of Japanese spies, more than 100,000 West Coast Japanese - Americans were sent to detention centers.
- 4. The tyrannical dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR) who first supported the Axis Powers. His country joined the Allies in 1941 after a non-aggression pact with Germany was violated by a German invasion
- 7. total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied
- 8. National Socialist German Workers Party.
- 9. Consumers could buy only certain number of goods so that the majority of these goods could be sent abroad to aid in the war effort.
- 11. Caused USA to enter WWII
- 13. Hatred, hostility, and discrimination toward and against Jews.
- 14. Great Britain, the USA, the USSR, and France.
- 17. An often negative preconceived opinion or feeling towards someone due to race, gender, religion, or anything else.