World War II Review
Across
- 2. This was the final battle in Europe that ultimately led to the surrender of Germany.
- 3. The combination of extreme nationalism and extreme militarism.
- 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.
- 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.
- 8. This was the largest land battle
- 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
- 12. The systematic and state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jewish people by the Nazis during World War II.
- 14. A formal agreement or partnership between countries to work together towards a common goal.
- 16. Powers the coalition of countries led by Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II.
- 17. The battle that was the turning point, for the Americans, in the Pacific Theatre.
Down
- 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.
- 4. The day of the week Japan attacked Pearl Harbor believing that most people would be resting.
- 7. During the Pearl Harbor attack the sinking of this battleship was the largest loss, in which 1,100 U.S. military personnel died.
- 8. A military tactic used by the Germans during World War II that involved quick and intense attacks to rapidly defeat the enemy.
- 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.
- 11. The Germans' invasion of this country started World War II.
- 13. June 6, 1944, was the day on which the Allied forces invaded France during World War II.
- 15. People were the main target of the Holocaust.