WW2 vocab
Across
- 4. A leader who rules with total authority in a brutal manner
- 7. Feb 1943 - Soviet victory which marked a major turning point for the Allies on the eastern front
- 8. A political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator
- 10. Germany, Italy, Japan
- 11. The leader who blamed the Jewish for the loss of WW1
- 13. The country borders the Soviet Union and Germany
- 14. An often negative preconceived opinion or feeling towards someone due to race, gender, religion etc.
- 16. This British leader was appointed prime minister in 1940/
- 17. This leader became president after Franklin Roosevelt's death and the decision to from the atomic bomb on Japan fell to him.
- 18. Hatred, and discrimination towards Jews
- 19. Fearful of Japanese spies, more than 100,000 West Coast Japanese - Americans were sent to detention centers
- 20. The tyrannical dictator of the USSR who first supported the Axis Powers then joined the Allies in 1941.
- 21. After the Japanese bombed the Pearl Harbor, he was the leader who urged the congress to declare war on Japan.
- 23. Accepting demands in order to avoid conflicts
- 28. August-October 1940 - Germans bombed Britain and heavily impacted civilian life.
- 30. First major Japanese defeat
- 31. Britain, USA, USSR, France
Down
- 1. The largest land-sea-air invasion in history that took place on 6th June 1944.
- 2. A govt in which all economic and social activity is controlled by totalitarian leaders and one powerful political party.
- 3. Military general and Prime minister of Japan from 1941-1944
- 5. Site of Japanese surprise attack on December 7, 1941
- 6. Japanese city where the US dropped atomic bombs ending WWII
- 9. Hitler's fascist party
- 10. Germans with blonde hair and blue eyes were believed to be superior to other races
- 12. Prison and work camps for civilians
- 15. The US helped Britain by supplying ammunition and old warships in exchange for several military bases in Bermuda & the Caribbean
- 22. A fictional character promoting women to take over men's jobs in factories during the war
- 24. This leader opposed to democracy because it "divided" the nation and was a fascist dictator.
- 25. Hitler's "final solution"
- 26. Consumers could buy a certain number of goods so the majority can be sent to aid wars
- 27. An economic condition when money loses its value
- 29. Japanese city where the US dropped atomic bombs ending WWII