WWII Terms

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Across
  1. 3. a suit opposite the zoot suit that was perceived to be patriotic
  2. 5. type of landscape found in Europe in which U.S. forces had to fight. Hedgerows were plantings and bushes that served as fences between pastures and fields in Europe; made for natural lines of defense for the Germans
  3. 6. the use of military ships to sail with cargo ships for protection from submarines
  4. 8. used by the U.S. to relocate Asian-Americans on the west coast during the war; a measure perceived to help protect America from Japanese influence here at home
  5. 10. materials deemed important in fighting a war
  6. 12. being denied the right to vote
  7. 14. a type of amphibious tractor used in island hopping
  8. 18. a type of aggressive nationalism; the nation was more important than the individual; a nation became great by building up its military and expanding its territory
  9. 19. cargo ships used during the war to ship war materials to those nations fighting the Nazis
  10. 20. a ruler who has absolute power and authority
  11. 22. Japanese pilots who used their planes as weapons by flying them directly into U.S. ships; suicide missions
  12. 26. the idea that trade between nation’s creates prosperity and helps to prevent wars; committed to world peace
  13. 27. attached to many of the concentration camps, used to execute mass numbers of people in gas chambers and ovens
Down
  1. 1. lightning war; mechanized warfare carried out by the Germans
  2. 2. very baggy, pleated pants and overstuffed coats; white brimmed hats; received anger from Americans during World War II who saw “zoot suiters” as unpatriotic and unruly
  3. 4. a contract used in wartime when things are needed quickly; the government promises to pay for the cost of making a war material/equipment plus a guaranteed percentage as a profit
  4. 7. Roosevelt’s declaring the entire western hemisphere as a neutral zone
  5. 9. form of government in which all aspects of daily life are controlled by a central authority
  6. 11. means to go by water; type of landings U.S. military had to make as they island hopped
  7. 13. effort in which citizens looked all over and donated scrap metal to be turned into war materials (bullets, tanks, jeeps, tires, etc.)
  8. 15. a type of jellied gas that was used to bomb Japanese cities made mostly of wood; caused massive destruction
  9. 16. a constitution for an organization
  10. 17. type of warfare in the Pacific in which U.S. forces “hopped” from one island to the next as they neared Japan
  11. 21. camps used by the Nazis to round up and house Jews and other segments of society they deemed unfitting and a threat to their existence
  12. 23. the policy of giving concessions in exchange for peace
  13. 24. limiting the availability of many products during wartime to guarantee that the soldiers on the front had enough
  14. 25. propaganda measure in which people here at home were encouraged to grow their own food so extra food could be sent to the soldiers fighting in the war