World War II Crossword

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. A state in the western United States (4)
  2. 5. Boot-shaped country in Europe famous for pasta (5)
  3. 6. European country famous for the Eiffel Tower (6)
  4. 9. A straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions (4)
  5. 11. A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles (13)
  6. 13. Sandy shore beside the sea (plural) (7)
  7. 14. Date of the Allied landing in France, World War II (4)
  8. 15. A friendly nation (plural) (6)
  9. 16. Shiny yellow metal used in jewelry (4)

Down

  1. 1. Queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage (4)
  2. 2. Country in Asia with the Great Wall (5)
  3. 3. North American republic containing 50 ___ - 48 conterminous ___ in North America plus Alaska (12)
  4. 7. Emperor of Japan who renounced his divinity and became a constitutional monarch after Japan (8)
  5. 8. Weapon with a long sharp blade (5)
  6. 10. A former province of northwestern France on the English channel (8)
  7. 12. European country whose capital is Berlin (7)