WWII and Sports

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Across
  1. 2. Competed against the Soviet Union in the blood in the water match
  2. 5. Women’s professional baseball league that lasted from 1943 to 1954 (acronym)
  3. 9. Type of government within the Soviet Union
  4. 10. Period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union which involved threats, propaganda, and indirect conflict
  5. 12. Type of camp that Japanese-Americans were placed into after the attack on Pearl Harbor
  6. 13. City that was bombed heavily during WWII and hosted the 1948 Olympics
  7. 14. Country at the center of controversy during the World Cup prior to WWI
Down
  1. 1. Most famous soccer match of WWII that involved German soldiers vs Ukrainian bakery workers
  2. 3. Major sports league that formed in 1949 after the BAA and NBL merged
  3. 4. Broke MLB color barrier (last name)
  4. 6. International crisis in the Middle East that began in 1956 over control of the Suez Canal
  5. 7. Figure used to symbolize women's involvement in the work force during WWII
  6. 8. Boxing heavyweight champion who played an important role in supporting the US military during WWII and was used in American propaganda
  7. 11. Alliance during WWII that included Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, and the United States: ________ powers
  8. 15. Alliance during WWII that included Germany, Italy, and Japan: _________ powers