World War II

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Across
  1. 2. the German air force
  2. 7. British prime minister; he supported the policy of appeasement
  3. 8. government by a leader or group that holds unchallenged power and authority
  4. 12. giving in to the demands of uncompromising powers to avoid war
  5. 14. Totalitarian dictator of Germany; his invasion of European countries led to World War II.
  6. 15. a system of government that focuses on the good of the state rather than on the individual citizens
  7. 17. British prime minister; he opposed the policy of appeasement and led Great Britain through World War II
  8. 18. June 6, 1944, the first day of the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II
Down
  1. 1. a German word meaning “lightning war”
  2. 3. Fascist dictator of Spain; he led the nationalists to victory in the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s
  3. 4. a bomb which uses energy released by splitting atoms to create an enormous explosion
  4. 5. form of government in which the person or party in charge has absolute control over all aspects of life
  5. 6. Japanese invasion on the United States December 7, 1941
  6. 8. French military and political leader; he led the Free French government and army in World War II.
  7. 9. law that allowed countries at war to purchase American goods as long as they paid cash and picked up their orders in American ports
  8. 10. 32nd President of US; elected president 4 times and led the U.S during WWII
  9. 11. Italian Fascist leader; he ruled as Italy’s dictator for more than 20 years beginning in 1922
  10. 13. Japanese nationalist and general; he took control of Japan during World War II.
  11. 16. Totalitarian dictator of the Soviet Union; he led the Soviet Union through World War II