50's

4. National Aeronautic and Space Administration - a US government agency in charge of the space program
10. A small residential community surrounding a city
12. A widely popular rock musician during the 50's
13. African American clergyman Who advocated social change through nonviolent means
14. a period of general fear of communists
15. United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure
19. music that grew out of rhythm and blues and that became popular in the 1950s
20. war between the US and Soviet Union
21. Supreme court case which led to the eventual desegregation of schools in 1954
22. a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves
23. Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1964) eliminated the poll tax as a prerequisite to vote in national elections
24. highways
25. Sang "I Fall To Pieces"

1. technique taught by the U.S. government to civilians to be performed in the case of a nuclear attack
2. thought of these to speed up traffic
3. a paid form of communication sent out by a business about a product or service
5. First artificial Earth satellite, it led to the creation of NASA and the space race
6. refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery and triggered the national civil rights movement
7. Developed the polio vaccine
8. a person who believes government power, particularly in the economy, should be limited in order to maximize individual freedom
9. an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
11. a United States youth subculture of the 1950s
16. acting according to certain accepted standards
17. an economic system in which the central government directs all major economic decisions
18. civil rights leaders organized a massive rally in Washington to urge passage of President Kennedy's civil rights bill. The high point came when MLK Jr., gave his "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial
21. The population explosion during the decades following World War Two