Across
- 2. Turning point in the Pacific where the U.S. defeated Japan
- 5. Victory over Japan Day celebrated in August 1945
- 7. Hopping, U.S. strategy of capturing key islands to move closer to Japan
- 9. Organization formed after WWII to promote peace
- 10. Bonds, Loans citizens gave to the government to support the war
- 12. Policy of not taking sides in a war
- 13. The second Japanese city where an atomic bomb was dropped
- 16. The deliberate killing of a large group of people
- 18. The first Japanese city where an atomic bomb was dropped
- 19. Bomb, Powerful weapon that uses nuclear energy
- 21. A system where the government has complete control over citizens’ lives
- 23. Dictator of Germany who led the Nazis and started WWII in Europe
- 24. Fascist dictator of Italy
- 25. Allied invasion of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944
- 26. Limiting the amount of goods people can buy during wartime
Down
- 1. “Lightning war” tactic using fast attacks with planes and tanks
- 3. Japanese surprise attack on a U.S. naval base on Dec. 7, 1941
- 4. Leader of the Soviet Union during WWII
- 6. Secret U.S. project to develop the atomic bomb
- 8. Victory in Europe Day celebrated on May 8, 1945
- 11. Giving in to a dictator’s demands to avoid conflict
- 14. Countries that opposed the Allies (Germany, Italy, Japan)
- 15. A German political party led by Hitler that promoted extreme nationalism and racial superiority
- 17. A type of dictatorship led by a strong leader with strict control and strong nationalism
- 20. Countries that fought together against the Axis Powers (U.S., Great Britain, Soviet Union, France)
- 22. of Poland, Germany’s attack in 1939 that started WWII