Studies Weekly Week 16 Crossword Puzzle

Across 5: The Japanese officially surrendered aboard the USS ______________________________. Look in "V is for Victory!"

• Missouri

• Oklahoma

• Arizona

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Across 6: language used by code talkers in WW2 (Look in Navajo Code Talkers)

• Navajo

• Cherokee

• Spanish

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Across 8: V-J Day: Victory in ____________ (Look in V is for Victory!)

• Japan

• Europe

• Jersey

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Across 9: V-E Day: Victory in ____________ (Look in V is for Victory!)

• Europe

• Estonia

• England

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Across 10: The U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on this city (Look in WW2: Drastic Measures)

• Hiroshima

• Nagasaki

• Midway

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

Down 1: group formed after WW2 to prevent future wars and protect human rights (Look in WW2: Drastic Measures)

• United Nations

• Europe Nations

• Free Nations

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Down 2: a symbol of the battle of Iwo Jima: a group of ____________________ raising an American flag (Look in WW2: Drastic Measures)

• Marines

• Soldiers

• Warriors

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

Down 3: The Allied plan to move from island to island, attacking the weakest Japanese-held locations: island _________________________ (Look in WW2: Drastic Measures)

• hopping

• skipping

• jumping

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Down 4: man who became president after Franklin Roosevelt died (Look in WW2: Drastic Measures)

• Truman

• Kennedy

• Reagan

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

Down 7: runways (Look in WW2: Drastic Measures)

• airstrips

• aircraft

• carriers

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4