Cold war crossword

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  1. 1. n' Roll - Genre of popular music that originated in the 1950s
  2. 4. Race - Competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to explore outer space
  3. 8. John F. Kennedy - U.S. president from 1961 to 1963
  4. 9. Generation - Literary movement of the 1950s to early 1960s rejecting conventional society norms
  5. 11. Pact - Military alliance of communist nations in Eastern Europe
  6. 13. Highway Act of 1956 - Law authorizing the construction of a national network of interstate highways
  7. 16. - Campaign against alleged communists in the U.S. government and other institutions
  8. 18. - First artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union
  9. 19. Plan - European recovery program post-WWII funded by the U.S.
  10. 21. Boom - Significant increase in birth rate following WWII
  11. 23. War - Conflict between North and South Korea from 1950 to 1953
  12. 24. Bill - Provided benefits to World War II veterans
Down
  1. 2. Missile Crisis - 1962 confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over missile deployment in Cuba
  2. 3. Nations - International organization founded in 1945 to promote world peace
  3. 5. Harry S. Truman - U.S. president from 1945 to 1953
  4. 6. Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - Domestic intelligence and security service of the United States
  5. 7. Airlift - Operation to deliver supplies to West Berlin in 1948-1949
  6. 10. Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - Military alliance formed in 1949
  7. 12. Race - Competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
  8. 14. Scare - Fear of communism spreading in the United States during the Cold War
  9. 15. UnAmerican Activities Committee (HUAC) - Group that investigated alleged disloyalty and subversive activities
  10. 17. 10 - Group of film producers, directors, and screenwriters who were blacklisted for refusing to answer questions about their alleged communist affiliations
  11. 20. - Residential areas on the outskirts of a city
  12. 22. Dwight D. Eisenhower - U.S. president from 1953 to 1961