WW2 Vocabulary
Across
- 4. to make concessions in exchange for peace
- 7. the Hebrew term for the Holocaust, meaning "catastrophe"
- 10. a new type of warfare used by the Germans known as "lightning war"
- 11. Germany, Italy, and Japan became known as
- 12. the German government's secret police
- 13. a suit with no vest, no cuffs, a short jacket, and narrow lapels
- 16. unification
- 19. secret American program to build an atomic bomb
- 20. Japan surrenders, August 15, 1945
Down
- 1. where people would work as slave laborers until they dropped to their death
- 2. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps turns into Women's Army Corps
- 3. means "divine wind" in Japanese, Japanese pilots crash planes into American ships on purpose
- 5. a suit with very baggy, pleated pants and an overstuffed, knee-length jacket with wide lapels, and sometimes a wide-brimmed hat
- 6. where people would be executed in massive gas chambers
- 8. an aggressive nationalistic movement that considered the nation more important than the individual
- 9. Great Britain, America, and the Soviet Union became known as
- 14. campaign urging African Americans to support the war to achieve a double victory against racism
- 15. dropped bombs filled with napalm which caused fires
- 17. the government agreed to pay a business however much it cost to make a product and a guaranteed percentage of the costs as profit
- 18. victory in Europe, May 8, 1945