Name: Date: World War II Crossword Puzzle
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World War II Crossword Puzzle
What is gray, has a trunk and weighs about 5 pounds? A mouse going on holiday. Using the Across and Down clues, write the correct words in the numbered grid below. (Image courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration.)
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ACROSS 1. Japan surrendered to the Allies, August 14, 1945;
formal surrender took place September 2, 1945, ending 7. tThheewdaart.e the Allies celebrated victory in Europe. May 8,
1945 9. Italian fascist dictator 10. German Nazi dictator during World War II 11. The alliance of Britain, France and Russia 13. United States general who supervised the invasion of
Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States 14. Code name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II 15. Communist dictator of Soviet Union 17. The alliance of Italy, Germany and Japan 18. The first day of the Allied invasion of Normandy 19. United States physicist who directed the project at Los Alamos that developed the first atomic bomb
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DOWN 2. A nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is
released by nuclear fission 3. A war in which Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union,
the United States, China, and other allies defeated Germany, Italy, and Japan. (1939-1945) 4. German word meaning "lightning war" 5. Japanese prime minister and mastermind of Japanese military 6. Cultural icon representing the woment ow worked in factories during World War II 8. Nickname for the American plane that dropped the Atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. 12. Became 33rd President of the United States on
Roosevelt's death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan 13. A ruler who is unconstrained by law 16. A German member of Adolf Hitler's political party
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Why is Cinderella no good at soccer? She keeps running away from the ball!
A study sheet to learn about World War II. (Image courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration.)
1. Adolf Hitler
German Nazi dictator during World War II
2. Allies
The alliance of Britain, France and Russia
3. Atomic Bomb
A nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission
4. Axis
The alliance of Italy, Germany and Japan
5. Benito Mussolini
Italian fascist dictator
6. Biltzkrieg
German word meaning "lightning war"
7. D-Day
The first day of the Allied invasion of Normandy
8. Dictator
A ruler who is unconstrained by law
9. Dwight D. Eisenhower United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States
10. Enola Gay
Nickname for the American plane that dropped the Atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
11. Harry S. Truman
Became 33rd President of the United States on Roosevelt's death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan
12. Hideki Tojo
Japanese prime minister and mastermind of Japanese military
13. J. Robert Oppenheimer United States physicist who directed the project at Los Alamos that developed the first atomic bomb
14. Joseph Stalin
Communist dictator of Soviet Union
15. Manhattan Project
Code name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II
16. Nazi
A German member of Adolf Hitler's political party
17. Rosie the Riveter 18. V-E Day
Cultural icon representing the woment ow worked in factories during World War II The date the Allies celebrated victory in Europe. May 8, 1945
19. V-J Day
Japan surrendered to the Allies, August 14, 1945; formal surrender took place September 2, 1945, ending the war.
20. World War II
A war in which Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, the United States, China, and other allies defeated Germany, Italy, and Japan. (1939-1945)
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