Across
- 3. This refers to the activities that occur in a country to support a war effort such as manufacturing war materials or rationing.
- 4. The ___ Airmen refers to a famous African American fighter squadron that served during World War II.
- 6. Limits purchases of certain goods.
- 7. The policy that allowed the US president to provide countries with war materials to fight the Axis.
- 8. The US president that served following FDR's death in 1945.
- 11. US dropped one on Hiroshima and another one on Nagasaki.
- 12. Battle in the Pacific Theater that was the turning point in the war against Japan.
- 14. Victory over Japan, August 15, 1945.
- 16. Nickname given to members of the Navajo that served in the Pacific Theater and relied on their language to communicate in battle.
- 17. US military strategy in the Pacific where they would capture an island to "leapfrog" their way to Japan.
Down
- 1. The surprise attack that resulted in the United States joining World War II.
- 2. The US president that served during the majority of the fighting in World War II.
- 3. US put a lot of their resources towards the European Theater in a strategy they referred to as, "Defeat ___ First."
- 5. Axis Power responsible for the surprise attack on US naval forces at Pearl Harbor in 1941.
- 9. The alliance that the United States fought alongside during World War II.
- 10. Allied invasion of Normandy, France on June 6, 1945.
- 13. War fought between the Allied Powers and Axis Powers from 1939-1945.
- 15. Victory in Europe, May 8, 1945.