History Through Cinema

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Across
  1. 2. A military strategy to cut off supplies to an enemy
  2. 4. Wars Series of early 19th-century conflicts between Britain and France that form the backdrop of Master and Commander
  3. 6. The mathematical path calculated to send astronauts safely into orbit
  4. 9. Government limits placed on food and supplies during wartime
  5. 11. Strict obedience required in naval and military settings
  6. 13. Surprise The British warship commanded by Captain Jack Aubrey
  7. 14. Revolution The 1979 uprising that led to the U.S. Embassy hostage crisis
  8. 15. The use of new ideas or methods to solve problems
  9. 18. Unjust treatment, especially seen through segregation and wartime suffering
  10. 19. Story The fake science-fiction film used to disguise the CIA operation
  11. 20. The Virginia research center where the mathematicians in Hidden Figures worked
  12. 21. of Command The system of authority and rank aboard a naval vessel
  13. 23. The process of ending racial segregation in government workplaces
Down
  1. 1. The authority structure directing wartime and Cold War policies
  2. 3. The secret mission to safely remove Americans from Iran in Argo
  3. 5. Continued effort despite obstacles, shown by multiple characters across films
  4. 7. Raid A military attack by aircraft, heavily depicted in Grave of the Fireflies
  5. 8. A non-military person affected by war
  6. 10. The ability to recover and endure hardship
  7. 12. Loyalty and devotion to one’s country
  8. 13. A core value emphasized among officers and sailors
  9. 16. A planned military or intelligence mission
  10. 17. Race Cold War competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to reach space first
  11. 21. War Period of political tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after World War II
  12. 22. Profession of Katherine Johnson and her colleagues at NASA