World War II Review

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Across
  1. 2. This was the final battle in Europe that ultimately led to the surrender of Germany.
  2. 3. The combination of extreme nationalism and extreme militarism.
  3. 5. The group of countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, France, and the Soviet Union that opposed the Axis Powers during World War II.
  4. 6. Information, often biased or misleading, used to promote a particular political cause or point of view, was widely used by various countries during World War II.
  5. 8. This was the largest land battle
  6. 9. The state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict or disagreement, as seen in the stance of some countries at the beginning of World War II
  7. 12. The systematic and state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jewish people by the Nazis during World War II.
  8. 14. A formal agreement or partnership between countries to work together towards a common goal.
  9. 16. Powers the coalition of countries led by Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II.
  10. 17. The battle that was the turning point, for the Americans, in the Pacific Theatre.
Down
  1. 1. The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group to destroy that group, exemplified by the Holocaust during World War II.
  2. 4. The day of the week Japan attacked Pearl Harbor believing that most people would be resting.
  3. 7. During the Pearl Harbor attack the sinking of this battleship was the largest loss, in which 1,100 U.S. military personnel died.
  4. 8. A military tactic used by the Germans during World War II that involved quick and intense attacks to rapidly defeat the enemy.
  5. 10. A powerful bomb that uses the energy released by the splitting of atoms, notably used by the United States on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan during World War II.
  6. 11. The Germans' invasion of this country started World War II.
  7. 13. June 6, 1944, was the day on which the Allied forces invaded France during World War II.
  8. 15. People were the main target of the Holocaust.