Events from 1954 to 1957

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Across
  1. 3. What colony gained independence from England on January 1, 1956
  2. 6. Who signed the interstate highway into law in 1956
  3. 9. What country did the Soviet Union troops invade to crush an uprising against the Communist government there in 1956
  4. 12. Who re-signed as Prime Minister of England and was defeated for re-election in 1955
  5. 14. Kelly. What movie star married Prince Rainer of Moraco in 1956
  6. 15. What country became an Islamic State in 1956
  7. 17. Canal. What did Egypt seize that caused the second Arab-Israeli War
  8. 18. What China river overflowed and killed 40,00 people in 1954
  9. 19. What did Martin Luther King form to promote nonviolent solutions to segregation
Down
  1. 1. What pact was signed that created a former military alliance between the Soviet Union and the Eastern European satelite states
  2. 2. What was the name of the first man made object to orbit the earth by the Soviet Union
  3. 4. Vietnam. What country through the Viet Cong began a guerilla war against South Vietnam in 1957
  4. 5. What did the USA enter to oppose communism in Asia
  5. 7. What was the name of the first nuclear powered submarine launched by the USA
  6. 8. Where did Disneyland officially open it's gates in California in 1955
  7. 9. Hotel. What was the first of 170 hit songs released by Elvis Presley
  8. 10. What city was the conference held where North and South Vietnam was divided
  9. 11. What country gained Independence from Great Britain in 1957
  10. 13. Who introduced the first color tv sets
  11. 16. Who produced the first pocket sized transistor radio