Chapter 27 (WWII)

2. Improved technology that helped US navy in the Battle of the Atlantic.
3. German submarines.
7. US bomber that dropped first atomic bomb.
8. Forced relocation centers for Japanese-Americans living on west coast.
9. Alliance with Germany, Japan, and Italy.
11. Drills Americans on west coast practiced to prepare for Japanese bombings at night.
14. Russian city that was site of long battle and siege that was won by Soviets because Germans ran out of supplies in Russian winter.
16. Clothing that became popular in 1940s among Mexican Americans--US sailors began attacking young men wearing these in Los Angeles.
19. Systematic killing of a group of people.
24. US General in charge of all US war efforts in the Pacific Ocean.
25. French city liberated by Allies in August 1944.
27. Axis power nation that was fighting the British on one side and the Russians on the other side.
28. Forced march of Allied POW's by Japan to prison camps--led to 10,000 deaths during the march.
32. US naval strategy to capture key Pacific islands from Japanese.
33. Battle of the ______ _____; 1942 defeat of US, British, Australian warships--led to 70,000 Allied troops being captured by Japanese.
34. Became President after FDR's death.
35. Japanese suicide bomber/pilot.
37. Italian dictator arrested and executed after the Allies conquered Rome.

1. Polish death camp.
4. Allied invasion of Northern Africa to cut off Italy.
5. What was created by the Selective Training and Service Act?
6. What does "V-E" mean in V-E Day?
10. Nickname of the secret US plans to create the atomic bomb.
12. Color star many Americans displayed in their windows if someone in your family died in WWII.
13. Prime Minister of England.
14. What did FDR die from?
15. US general and future President in charge of invasion of Northern Africa during Operation Torch and Normandy during D-Day.
17. Small gardens Americans grew to save food at home.
18. German cultural city we firebombed--killed 30,000 civilians.
20. Soldiers that were segregated and given low-level or dangerous work in battle.
21. Battle of the _________; Hitler's last attempt to defeat the Allies--it failed.
22. Allies invaded the beaches of Normandy on D-Day--what country is Normandy in?
23. State where we tested the first atomic bombs.
26. Conference between Stalin, FDR, and Churchill took place in this city to determine how to punish Japan and Germany.
29. Office of ____ ________; controlled news Americans heard.
30. American propaganda character used to empower women in the workforce.
31. 2nd city to be bombed with atomic bomb.
36. Term applied to invasion that takes place on land and water.