World War II Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 4. surrender in which the surrendering party is given no guarantees, and there are no negotiations or compromises in their favor
- 5. newly introduced technology detecting aircrafts, ships, and other foreign objects from far distances
- 7. term used to describe the murder or slaughtering of a large group of people
- 9. location of the first attack in Europe by Germany, occurred on September 1, 1939
- 10. the practice of peace negotiations and compromises with a tempermental country on the verge of attack
- 12. suppression of any sort of media coverage by the government in an effort to control the public
- 13. a policy or doctrine used by the United States before entering World War II, preventing them from entering alliances or foreign economic affairs
- 16. the state owns and controls all business, and the government determines the needs of the people and provides for them
- 17. restriction and preservation of food or other commodity in order to allow others to have more
- 20. term for quick, forceful invasion strategy used by Germany, translates to “lightning war”
- 22. one who has been forced to leave their country to escape persecution or war, and seeks shelter in another
- 23. Selective Training and Service Act required all men between ages of 21 and 45 to register for the
- 25. the state has complete power over all aspects of life, and tries to abolish all personal freedoms. Examples include the Soviet Union, North Korea and China
- 26. codename for Normandy landings starting on June 6, 1944
- 29. location of an important military base in a western country attacked by the United States
- 30. nationalistic form of government where all citizens are controlled by a single party. Includes racial or cultural purity
Down
- 1. process by which political leaders use to influence a public’s opinion or beliefs
- 2. German book outlining the process by which Adolf Hitler became an anti semite
- 3. director of the Manhattan Project, worked to develop the first nuclear weapons used in Japan
- 6. forced relocation and imprisonment of a single group by Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 8. term used to describe a member of the Italian National Fascist Party, founded and led by Mussolini
- 11. location of the first concentration camp
- 14. direction of military aid such as ammunition, tanks, and other supplies to support the war effort in another country
- 15. a theoretical wall or barrier created by the Soviet Union that separated European countries from western countries
- 18. the process of building up military and naval forces in order to prepare for an attack or defend nationalism
- 19. meeting held in 1945 in order to discuss the territorial divisions of Europe after the war
- 21. a segregated area in a city or town reserved for a minority group, specifically Jews in Germany
- 24. the unbreakable code used by Americans during the second World War on military tactics in the Pacific coast was derived of this language
- 27. the people meet jointly to discuss and resolve problems by majority rule (voting)
- 28. one example of ways American families contributed to the war effort from their own homes