WWII
Across
- 2. One of the largest assaults in the Pacific. The U.S. won by surrender.
- 3. A period after the defeat of Poland. There were no big military operations going on during this time.
- 5. Four months after Pearl Harbor. First U.S. attack on Japanese soil.
- 7. Australia and the U.S. worked together to stop Japanese territorial expansion.
- 9. A surprise attack aimed to split the Allies in the drive to Germany. One of the bloodiest and coldest of the war.
- 10. A type of warfare that is used to describe fast German strike on Poland.
- 12. Originally named “Fritz”. An invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany.
- 13. Conducted by the U.S. Marine Corp. and Navy. The first major battle of WWII to take place of Japanese soil.
Down
- 1. Battle between the Allies and Germany off the coast of France. Troops were pushed to beaches by German forces.
- 2. A codename for an Allied operation that lead to the invasion of German occupied land.
- 4. Bombing attack made by the U.S. at the end of WWII.
- 6. 66-mile march forced by the Japanese during the early stages of WWII.
- 8. The attack that pulled the U.S. into WWII. Was a declaration of war by Japan.
- 9. First battle fought almost all the way in the air. Fought between Britain and Germany.
- 11. They wanted to get rid of Axis power on the continent. Was the first big success of the war for the Allied powers.