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fascism: form of totalitarian government that promotes nationalism                    
totalitarianism: government having total control over its citizens lives.
Nazi: the Fascist political party in Germany during the 1930’s                               
NeutralityAct: act passed by the US in 1939 declaring our neutrality                     
appeasement: policy of giving the aggressor nations what they wanted      
blitzkrieg: Hitler’s “lightening” style of war                          
holocaust: the systematic killing of the Jews in Nazi Germany during WWII  
genocide: the attempt to wipe out an entire race of people                             
concentrationcamps: places where Jews were sent to work and die
axispowers: Japan, Italy, and Germany                    
allies: France, Britain, Russia, and the United States                                   
VEDay: May 8, 1945; when Germany surrendered
Kamikaze: ‘Divine Wind’; name of Japanese suicide bombers in WWII                     
ManhattanProject: Project that developed the first atomic bomb                  
YaltaConference: meeting held in Feb. 1945 to discuss post-war Europe
Nuremberg trials: the trials where Nazi war criminals were tried for war crimes         
PearlHarbor: US Naval based bombed by Japan on Dec. 7, 1941                    
Stalingrad: Battle of __________, turning point battle against Germany by the Russians
DDay: the Allied invasion of Nazi occupied France in 1944
Bulge: Battle of the _______, last offensive by the Nazis in 1944 before they surrendered         
Nagasaki:  second Japanese city where US dropped atomic bomb                      
Hiroshima: first Japanese city where US dropped atomic bomb                    
Hitler: Fascist dictator of Germany  (last name)                     
Tojo: military dictator of Japan (last name)                          
Churchill: Prime Minister of England during WWII (last name)
Stalin: Communist dictator of Russia during WWII (last name)                   
Mussolini: Fascist dictator of Italy during WWII (last name)              
Patton: major American General during WWII (last name)
Eisenhower: commander of all Allied troops in Europe  (last name)       
Truman: became President of the US in March of 1945 (last name)                   
MacArthur: commander of Allied troops in the Pacific (last name)
 
Across:| 1.  | major American General during WWII (last name) |  | 2.  | form of totalitarian government that promotes nationalism |  | 5.  | Hitler’s “lightening” style of war |  | 7.  | meeting held in Feb. 1945 to discuss post-war Europe |  | 12.  | Fascist dictator of Italy during WWII (last name) |  | 14.  | policy of giving the aggressor nations what they wanted |  | 15.  | Communist dictator of Russia during WWII (last name) |  | 17.  | military dictator of Japan (last name) |  | 18.  | the Fascist political party in Germany during the 1930’s |  
  | | 19.  | the systematic killing of the Jews in Nazi Germany during WWII |  | 20.  | ‘Divine Wind’; name of Japanese suicide bombers in WWII |  | 22.  | the attempt to wipe out an entire race of people |  | 23.  | Prime Minister of England during WWII (last name) |  | 24.  | second Japanese city where US dropped atomic bomb |  | 25.  | the trials where Nazi war criminals were tried for war crimes |  | 26.  | became President of the US in March of 1945 (last name) |  | 27.  | government having total control over its citizens lives. |  
  |    | Down:| 1.  | US Naval based bombed by Japan on Dec. 7, 1941 |  | 3.  | Fascist dictator of Germany  (last name) |  | 4.  | Battle of __________, turning point battle against Germany by the Russians |  | 6.  | commander of Allied troops in the Pacific (last name) |  | 8.  | France, Britain, Russia, and the United States |  | 9.  | Battle of the _______, last offensive by the Nazis in 1944 before they surrendered |  | 10.  | act passed by the US in 1939 declaring our neutrality |  
  | | 11.  | first Japanese city where US dropped atomic bomb |  | 12.  | Project that developed the first atomic bomb |  | 13.  | May 8, 1945; when Germany surrendered |  | 14.  | Japan, Italy, and Germany |  | 16.  | commander of all Allied troops in Europe  (last name) |  | 21.  | the Allied invasion of Nazi occupied France in 1944 |  
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Across:| 1.  | major American General during WWII (last name) |  | 2.  | form of totalitarian government that promotes nationalism |  | 5.  | Hitler’s “lightening” style of war |  | 7.  | meeting held in Feb. 1945 to discuss post-war Europe |  | 12.  | Fascist dictator of Italy during WWII (last name) |  | 14.  | policy of giving the aggressor nations what they wanted |  | 15.  | Communist dictator of Russia during WWII (last name) |  | 17.  | military dictator of Japan (last name) |  | 18.  | the Fascist political party in Germany during the 1930’s |  
  | | 19.  | the systematic killing of the Jews in Nazi Germany during WWII |  | 20.  | ‘Divine Wind’; name of Japanese suicide bombers in WWII |  | 22.  | the attempt to wipe out an entire race of people |  | 23.  | Prime Minister of England during WWII (last name) |  | 24.  | second Japanese city where US dropped atomic bomb |  | 25.  | the trials where Nazi war criminals were tried for war crimes |  | 26.  | became President of the US in March of 1945 (last name) |  | 27.  | government having total control over its citizens lives. |  
  |    | Down:| 1.  | US Naval based bombed by Japan on Dec. 7, 1941 |  | 3.  | Fascist dictator of Germany  (last name) |  | 4.  | Battle of __________, turning point battle against Germany by the Russians |  | 6.  | commander of Allied troops in the Pacific (last name) |  | 8.  | France, Britain, Russia, and the United States |  | 9.  | Battle of the _______, last offensive by the Nazis in 1944 before they surrendered |  | 10.  | act passed by the US in 1939 declaring our neutrality |  
  | | 11.  | first Japanese city where US dropped atomic bomb |  | 12.  | Project that developed the first atomic bomb |  | 13.  | May 8, 1945; when Germany surrendered |  | 14.  | Japan, Italy, and Germany |  | 16.  | commander of all Allied troops in Europe  (last name) |  | 21.  | the Allied invasion of Nazi occupied France in 1944 |  
  |    | 
 
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PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only