Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. Founder of Standard Oil and symbol of monopolistic practices.
- 4. Progressive president known for trust-busting and conservation.
- 5. Cold War president who promoted conservative economic policies.
- 7. Mass production innovation popularized by Henry Ford.
- 9. Controversial Cold War conflict in Southeast Asia.
- 13. 1920s cultural revival of African American art and music.
- 15. Digital network transforming global communication.
- 18. Long geopolitical tension between the U.S. and USSR.
- 21. Civil rights leader who advocated nonviolence.
- 22. Post-WWII residential expansion phenomenon.
- 24. 1939–1945 global war with major U.S. involvement.
- 26. U.S. president during World War I; proposed the League of Nations.
- 29. An American music genre rooted in African American communities.
- 30. 1950s–60s push for racial equality in the U.S.
Down
- 1. Increasing international interconnection post-1990.
- 3. President during the Great Depression and most of WWII.
- 6. First African American president, passed the Affordable Care Act.
- 8. 1898, conflict that signaled U.S. emergence as a global power.
- 10. Post-WWII mass media revolution.
- 11. U.S.-USSR competition in space exploration.
- 12. Authorized atomic bomb use; led the U.S. into the Cold War.
- 14. Soviet leader known for reforms and ending the Cold War.
- 16. A steel magnate who led the expansion of the American steel industry.
- 17. Severe economic crisis of the 1930s.
- 19. Historic immigration station in New York.
- 20. Terrorist attacks on U.S. soil in 2001.
- 23. Modern communication and cultural phenomenon.
- 25. Economic downturn of 2007–2009.
- 27. 1914–1918, global war; the U.S. joined in 1917.
- 28. Scandal leading to Nixon’s resignation.