WW2 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. to make concessions in exchange for peace
  2. 7. the Hebrew term for the Holocaust, meaning "catastrophe"
  3. 10. a new type of warfare used by the Germans known as "lightning war"
  4. 11. Germany, Italy, and Japan became known as
  5. 12. the German government's secret police
  6. 13. a suit with no vest, no cuffs, a short jacket, and narrow lapels
  7. 16. unification
  8. 19. secret American program to build an atomic bomb
  9. 20. Japan surrenders, August 15, 1945
Down
  1. 1. where people would work as slave laborers until they dropped to their death
  2. 2. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps turns into Women's Army Corps
  3. 3. means "divine wind" in Japanese, Japanese pilots crash planes into American ships on purpose
  4. 5. a suit with very baggy, pleated pants and an overstuffed, knee-length jacket with wide lapels, and sometimes a wide-brimmed hat
  5. 6. where people would be executed in massive gas chambers
  6. 8. an aggressive nationalistic movement that considered the nation more important than the individual
  7. 9. Great Britain, America, and the Soviet Union became known as
  8. 14. campaign urging African Americans to support the war to achieve a double victory against racism
  9. 15. dropped bombs filled with napalm which caused fires
  10. 17. the government agreed to pay a business however much it cost to make a product and a guaranteed percentage of the costs as profit
  11. 18. victory in Europe, May 8, 1945