HISTORY

3. The code name for the secret US project to develop the atomic bomb.
6. The 19th-century conflict between the British Empire and the Russian Empire in the Balkans.
10. The economic policy where a mother country uses its colonies to increase its own wealth (common in the 16th18th centuries).
11. The first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, known as the "Iron Lady."
13. The French tower built for the 1889 World's Fair.
14. The name of the first dog to orbit the Earth, launched aboard Sputnik 2 in 1957.

1. The term for the three independent statesKhiva, Kokand, and Bukharathat ruled the region before the Russian conquest.
2. The Persian word for "land" or "country," found at the end of many Central Asian nations.
4. The legendary Greek poet credited with writing The Iliad and The Odyssey.
5. The "Mad Monk" who survived multiple assassination attempts and had a powerful influence over the last Russian Tsar.
7. The Russian revolutionary group, led by Lenin, that seized power in 1917.
8. A Japanese warrior of the noble class
9. The leader of the Indian independence movement who used non-violent resistance.
12. The 1969 mission where humans first walked on the moon.