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- 2. On 6/6/44, Allied forces invaded France to begin recapturing Europe from Germany control in a battle now known as _____ (hyphenated term, must include hyphen)
- 6. FDR gave his famous "Day of _____" speech on 12/8/41 asking Congress to declare war on Japan
- 7. This city had the second atomic bomb dropped on it, resulting in the end of the war the following day
- 8. This was the secret code name of the plan to build the first atomic bomb (2 words/no spaces)
- 11. As Hitler began to take over neighboring countries, the policy of ____ was used in an attempt to prevent a full scale war
- 14. The war in Europe ended in May 1945 following the fall of _____ to Allied forces
- 16. This individual was the leader of Italy during WWII
- 18. This US military base in Hawaii was attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941 resulting in the death of 2403 Americans (2 words/no space)
- 19. This theater of war involved the US attempting to push back Japan and overthrow their leader
- 24. This country attacked the US on December 7, 1941, leading the US to declare war the following day
- 26. This individual served as the Prime Minister of Great Britain during most of WWII
- 27. This was the acronym used for the first female pilots for the US during WWII
- 29. This city had the first atomic bomb dropped on it, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of people
- 31. This individual was the leader of Germany during WWII
- 32. The Battle of ______ marked the first major US victory in the Pacific and resulted in halting the Japanese expansion in the Pacific
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- 1. When the US entered WWII, they first began fighting in ____ ____ in Operation Torch, as they made their way into Europe through Italy in Operation Husky. (2 words/no spaces)
- 3. This country caused the start of WWII with their continued occupation of other countries in Europe
- 4. This individual became president in 1945 following the death of FDR and was tasked with making the decision on whether or not to drop the atomic bombs on Japan
- 5. This group of African-American pilots had some of the highest success rates in WWII
- 9. This group of countries including Germany, Italy, and Japan fought against the Allied Powers (2 words/no space)
- 10. The Battle of the _________ was the last major battle between Germany and the Allies during WWII
- 12. As US forces moved closer to mainland Japan, there last major battle was at _____ where the use of Kamikaze attacks occurred frequently
- 13. This individual was a general who served as the Prime Minister of Japan during most of WWII
- 15. This individual was the leader of the USSR during WWII
- 17. This group of countries including the US, Great Britain, and France fought against the Axis Powers (2 words/no space)
- 20. This time period resulted in the deaths of millions of people due to Hitler's desire to create a "Master Race"
- 21. The use of _____ on cities by both sides in the war led to an extremely high casualty rate for citizens during WWII
- 22. This theater of war involved the Allied Powers attempting to overthrow the leaders of Germany and Italy
- 23. This country was invaded by Germany in the Battle of Bulge, but the Germany line was ultimately pushed back
- 25. This individual served as president throughout the majority of WWII until his death in April 1945
- 28. The invasion of this country on September 1, 1939 led to the official start of WWII
- 30. This policy of bypassing heavily fortified islands and instead landing on less fortified islands allowed the US to move across the Pacific closer to Japan (2 words/no spaces)