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