Current Events Review; Winter 2015 II

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Across
  1. 3. From “Czar Putin”: Imperial Russia was ruled by ______.
  2. 5. The Prime Minister of Israel who spoke before U.S. Congress in early March concerning Iran’s nuclear program.
  3. 6. In 1215CE, King John of England was coerced by nobles to sign this highly influential document:
  4. 10. On February 26th, 2015, this part of the U.S. government voted 3-2 to expand its control over the Internet.
  5. 16. From “Czar Putin”: What is Russia’s biggest export?
Down
  1. 1. From “Czar Putin”: In March of 2014, Russia annexed Crimea from this country:
  2. 2. King Salman is the new leader of __________________, a Middle Eastern ally of the US who has been criticized for its human rights record.
  3. 4. Hezbollah, a group considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. and Israel, is based in what Middle Eastern nation?
  4. 7. From “Dangerous Crossing”: He is Cuba’s current president.
  5. 8. U.S. instituted the practice of daylight-saving time during what major conflict?
  6. 9. From “Czar Putin”: Relations between the U.S. and Russia have reached their lowest point since this:
  7. 10. From “Dangerous Crossing”: They’re the states with states with the most Cuban immigrants:
  8. 11. This African-American man launched the event that would become Black History Month in 1926.
  9. 12. From “Dangerous Crossing”: Opponents of the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba say it hurts _________________.
  10. 13. From “Dangerous Crossing”: This event led to the end of official relations between the U.S. and Cuba:
  11. 14. A person born in 1992 would belong to the generation known by what nickname?
  12. 15. This city in Brazil is home to about 20 million people and is facing a historic drought as of February 2015.