Historical Events 1970 - 2010
Across
- 2. Oil-producing nations that caused the 1970s energy crisis.
- 7. Economic condition with high inflation and unemployment in the 1970s.
- 10. Hostage, Crisis where 52 Americans were held for 444 days (1979–1981).
- 11. U.S. President impeached in 1998 but acquitted by the Senate.
- 12. Economic policies introduced by President Ronald Reagan.
- 15. The war that officially ended for the U.S. in 1973.
- 16. Site of a tragic school shooting in 1999.
- 17. Health crisis that emerged in the 1980s and heavily impacted public health policy.
- 19. Scandal that led to President Nixon’s resignation (1974).
Down
- 1. Storm,1991 military operation to remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait.
- 3. President during 9/11 attacks and the Iraq War.
- 4. Trade agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico (1994).
- 5. Act, Law passed after 9/11 to expand government surveillance powers.
- 6. Major corporate scandal involving accounting fraud (early 2000s).
- 8. Action, programs aimed at increasing opportunities for minorities.
- 9. Apple device released in 2007 that transformed communication.
- 13. Space shuttle that tragically exploded in 1986.
- 14. First African American president of the U.S., elected in 2008.
- 18. Economic bubble of the late 1990s focused on internet companies.