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Across: 3. This particular battle of the Pacific in June 1942 allowed the United States of America to organize a counteroffensive. 5. Hyde Park is situated along this river. 6. Title assumed by the German leader during the Third Reich. 9. Italian dictator between 1925 and 1945. He was executed by Italian Partisans in April 1945. 10. On September 10, 1939, this country declared war to Germany. 12. In 1917, this European nation fell under a Soviet dictatorship. 14. Italy invaded this African country in October 1935, even though the Society of Nations opposed the invasion politically. 15. Canadian Prime minister between 1935 and 1948. 16. This Chinese region was invaded by Japan in September 1931. 17. This crisis was resolved by the Munich Accord on September 29, 1938.

Down: 1. The invasion of this country by Germany on September 1, 1939 started World War II. 2. German dictator during the 1930s and World War II. 4. One of the two names given to the German and Soviet Pact of August 23, 1939. 7. This demilitarized region was reoccupied by Germany in 1935-1936 even though it was prohibited by the Versailles Treaty. 8. The unification of Austria and Germany on March 15, 1938. 11. The German and Italian dictators formed this Alliance in 1936. 13. He became dictator of the Soviet Union in 1928, after eliminating his political rivals. His real name is Joseph Vissarionovich Djougtchvili.