1950's

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Across
  1. 2. and Roll – Popular music genre emerging in the 1950s.
  2. 4. U.S. space agency established in 1958.
  3. 6. and Cover – Drill taught to children in fear of nuclear attacks.
  4. 7. Music icon known as the “King of Rock and Roll.”
  5. 10. – Residential areas that grew rapidly due to postwar housing demand.
  6. 12. – Counterculture group rejecting 1950s norms.
  7. 13. – President from 1953 to 1961; promoted “modern Republicanism.”
  8. 16. – Anti-Communist movement led by Senator Joseph McCarthy.
  9. 17. – Mass-prod.uced suburban housing development in New York.
  10. 18. Vaccine – Major medical breakthrough developed by Jonas Salk.
  11. 20. – Became a dominant form of entertainment in American homes.
Down
  1. 1. War – Cold War conflict that ended in a stalemate in 1953.
  2. 3. – A rise in buying goods as a measure of success.
  3. 5. War – Ongoing political tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
  4. 8. – First satellite launched by USSR; started the space race.
  5. 9. Boom – Dramatic increase in birth rates following WWII.
  6. 11. – System of racial separation challenged by civil rights movement.
  7. 14. – Federal highway system started under Eisenhower.
  8. 15. v. Board – Landmark 1954 Supreme Court case ending school segregation.
  9. 19. Bill – Helped WWII veterans attend college and buy homes.