Fill In Sentences:
World War II
INSTRUCTIONS:
Fill in each blank box with the word from the above list that best completes the sentence.
amphibious
propaganda
manipulate
blare
ecstatic
policy
ruthless
allotment
liberate
strategy
overpower
heritage
deprive
regime
hysteria
1. The teammates jumped for joy when they won the city championship.
2. The guards in Nazi concentration camps were , often beating prisoners without reason and making them go without food.
3. Susan’s family was of Polish descent and they would celebrate their once a week by cooking Polish foods.
4. The soldiers conducted an attack on the unsuspecting troops.
5. Jake's for winning the race was to pace himself and then sprint at the end.
6. The superspy was a master of disguise and could his appearance with ease.
7. If an asteroid ever crashed into the Earth, it’s likely the world would be gripped by panic and .
8. “Even if you were to me of my pens and paints,” said the artist, “I could still make drawings using materials from nature, such as clay and the juice of plants.”
9. During the king’s reign, his threatened the citizens of the country and deprived them of various comforts.
10. The lord of the manor gave his tenant an of land on which he could grow his own crops.
11. The opposing team won the game because they were able to our defense.
12. It was school that the students ride the bus to and from campus.
13. It felt good to the animals that had been in captivity for so long.
14. “My mother hates it when I let the music in the car,” Gabby told her friend, “but I like it.”
15. During World War II, the U.S. government used , often in the form of slogans, to inspire Americans to do their part to support the war.
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Definition Matching:
World War II
INSTRUCTIONS:
For each vocabulary word in the left column, locate its definition in the right column.
Type the number of the correct definition in the blank before the word.
liberate
1. marked by overwhelming emotion and often delight
ecstatic
2. having no mercy or pity; cruel
heritage
3. traditions handed down from generation to generation; one’s nationality or ancestry
amphibious
4. involving land, sea, and air forces of the military
propaganda
5. a clever plan for winning a military battle or achieving a goal
hysteria
6. to change something in an artful or clever way to suit one’s purposes
regime
7. behavior dominated by overwhelming fear or emotion
blare
8. to prevent a person from having something, or to take a thing away from someone
ruthless
9. a government that rules a people during a specific period of time
overpower
10. an assigned share or portion
strategy
11. to defeat someone because you are stronger than he or she is
deprive
12. a general plan or principle that people use to help them make decisions or take action; a rule
allotment
13. to set someone or something free
manipulate
14. to make a very loud and unpleasant noise
policy
15. information that is spread to influence the way people think, gain supporters, or damage an opposing group
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Crossword:
World War II
Words
RUTHLESS
HYSTERIA
STRATEGY
HERITAGE
REGIME
AMPHIBIOUS
POLICY
ALLOTMENT
BLARE
OVERPOWER
PROPAGANDA
DEPRIVE
MANIPULATE
LIBERATE
ECSTATIC
14
6
12
4
3
1
13
10
8
7
15
5
2
11
9
Across
2. to change something in an artful or clever way to suit one’s purposes
3. information that is spread to influence the way people think, gain supporters, or damage an opposing group
7. marked by overwhelming emotion and often delight
9. behavior dominated by overwhelming fear or emotion
12. to prevent a person from having something, or to take a thing away from someone
Down
1. involving land, sea, and air forces of the military
4. an assigned share or portion
5. to defeat someone because you are stronger than he or she is
6. traditions handed down from generation to generation; one’s nationality or ancestry
8. to set someone or something free
10. having no mercy or pity; cruel
11. a clever plan for winning a military battle or achieving a goal
13. a general plan or principle that people use to help them make decisions or take action; a rule
14. a government that rules a people during a specific period of time
15. to make a very loud and unpleasant noise
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The glories and tragedies of World War II, for kids, receive a balanced treatment in this unit, which covers everything from the political wrangling that led to the war and its most pivotal battles to and how lasting peace was made.
The deadliest conflict of the 20th century is brought into sharp focus in this powerhouse issue, starting with a recap of the political strong-arming that paved the way for World War II. For kids intrigued by this era of American history, the photos and accounts captured here will be hard to put down. They’ll gain a clear understanding of the events that triggered the war, learn how the Nazis and Fascists shaped themselves into the Axis Powers, and read a gripping account of Pearl Harbor. Details about Hollywood’s take on World War II, for kids who like movies, are also featured, as well as inspiring stories about the women who stepped into men’s shoes to keep the country running.
Accounts of the concentration camps and darkest days of World War II, for kids, are written in a sensitive and straightforward way that will spark classroom discussion. They also get an in-depth look at the Battle of Stalingrad, which was when the tide turned for the Allies, and pick up cool trivia like the fact that 400 Navajo Indians served as secret codetalkers during the war. Kids will be riveted by details on “The Longest Day” – when the American forces landed in Normandy – and by President Truman’s difficult decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to bring an end to a war that, in the end, claimed over 50 million lives.
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The Good War?
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