Key People and Terms of the 1950s & 60s

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Across
  1. 2. Nikita ______ - First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964.
  2. 7. A. ______ Randolph - Key African American politician and activist who fought for workers rights and the creation of black unions.
  3. 8. An African American revolutionary party formed in 1966 that advocated for self-defense against police brutality and for black power.
  4. 10. _______ v. Board of Education - It declared segregation in schools unconstitutional.
  5. 11. The type of War fought between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1947-1991.
  6. 12. Lynden B. ______ - 36th president, Southern Democrat, he served from 1963-1969 and signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
  7. 13. Bobby ______ - Co-founder of the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California.
  8. 14. John F. ______ - 35th president, a Democrat, Catholic, and the youngest president to be elected. He was assassinated in 1963.
  9. 16. Martin Luther ______ Jr. - Leader of the civil rights movement from 1955 till his assassination in 1968.
Down
  1. 1. Key African American activist best known for her Montgomery Bus Boycotts in defiance of Jim Crow Laws.
  2. 3. Dwight D. ______ - The 34th president, he served from 1953-1961 and was the supreme commander of the military during World War II.
  3. 4. ______ Missile Crisis - 1962 standoff between the USA and the USSR regarding the placement of missiles.
  4. 5. _______ Marshall - He became the first African American Supreme Court Justice in 1967 and served until 1991.
  5. 6. ______ X - African American revolutionary, Islamic minister, and key figure of the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965.
  6. 9. Richard _______ - 37th president, Republican, known for the Watergate Scandal and was the president during the Vietnam War.
  7. 15. Huey P. ______ - First leader of the Black Panther Party and co-founder.