WW2 Unit

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Across
  1. 2. Turning point in the Pacific where the U.S. defeated Japan
  2. 5. Victory over Japan Day celebrated in August 1945
  3. 7. Hopping, U.S. strategy of capturing key islands to move closer to Japan
  4. 9. Organization formed after WWII to promote peace
  5. 10. Bonds, Loans citizens gave to the government to support the war
  6. 12. Policy of not taking sides in a war
  7. 13. The second Japanese city where an atomic bomb was dropped
  8. 16. The deliberate killing of a large group of people
  9. 18. The first Japanese city where an atomic bomb was dropped
  10. 19. Bomb, Powerful weapon that uses nuclear energy
  11. 21. A system where the government has complete control over citizens’ lives
  12. 23. Dictator of Germany who led the Nazis and started WWII in Europe
  13. 24. Fascist dictator of Italy
  14. 25. Allied invasion of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944
  15. 26. Limiting the amount of goods people can buy during wartime
Down
  1. 1. “Lightning war” tactic using fast attacks with planes and tanks
  2. 3. Japanese surprise attack on a U.S. naval base on Dec. 7, 1941
  3. 4. Leader of the Soviet Union during WWII
  4. 6. Secret U.S. project to develop the atomic bomb
  5. 8. Victory in Europe Day celebrated on May 8, 1945
  6. 11. Giving in to a dictator’s demands to avoid conflict
  7. 14. Countries that opposed the Allies (Germany, Italy, Japan)
  8. 15. A German political party led by Hitler that promoted extreme nationalism and racial superiority
  9. 17. A type of dictatorship led by a strong leader with strict control and strong nationalism
  10. 20. Countries that fought together against the Axis Powers (U.S., Great Britain, Soviet Union, France)
  11. 22. of Poland, Germany’s attack in 1939 that started WWII