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2. The event that led the U.S. to declare war on Japanitories

3. WWII began when Germany invaded this country
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4. These two countries were able to fend off invasion attempts by Germany

5. Japan invaded many of its Pacific neighbors because they lacked these
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6. Japans’ reason for attacking the U.S.

7. To save supplies and food for the armed forces

8. One way women’s roles changed during WWII

9. More than 100,000 of them had to give up their jobs, their businesses, and their homes while forced to live in internment camps

10. They were a group of African Americans who flew many combat missions in Europe

11. What were posters, like the one below, intended to do?

12. The largest single invasion in history would mark the beginning of the end for Germany in the war. What is this day known as?

13. May 8th, a day celebrating the end of the war in Europe is known by what name?

14. Before the U.S. could effectively bomb Japan, they needed control of these two islands

15. The two cities devastated by the atomic bombs

16. What made the decision to drop the atomic bombs so difficult?

17. In 1945 representatives from 51 nations joined to organize this group

18. The U.N. is headquartered in what major U.S. city?

19. The deliberate attack by Hitler to kill millions of Jews is known as the

20. The intentional murder of a specific group of people

21. What happened to Germany after it surrendered?

22. Made himself dictator of Germany

23. Believed Italy had not been rewarded for their help during WWI

24. Asked Congress to declare war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor

25. Made the difficult decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan

26. The communist leader who helped Hitler invade Poland