Layered Learning 1950s

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Across
  1. 2. - Celebrity test pilot who became the first person ever to break the sound barrier
  2. 5. - First African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court. He was best known for fighting for racial equality and his role in the Brown vs Board of Education case in which he fought for anti-segregated schools in the US
  3. 8. - An informal teenage dance performed in socks
  4. 10. - An outlying residential district of a city
  5. 11. - A supreme court case that stated that racial segregation in public schools violated the fourteenth amendment
  6. 12. - A civil rights activist who became famous when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. This started the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a major turning point in the civil rights movement
  7. 15. - Soviet cosmonaut who became the first person in space
  8. 17. - A vibrant form of music that was brand new in the 1950s. It consisted of a combination of country, blues, and gospel music and was very popular in the 50s. Famous singer-songwriters include Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry.
  9. 19. - One of the Founding Fathers of Rock 'n' Roll. His career was ended when he illegally transported a woman across state lines
Down
  1. 1. - National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The administration based for american space technology and aeronautics.
  2. 3. - 34th President of the US. Founded NASA and was Admiral of all Allied forces in D-Day in World War Two
  3. 4. - Known as the "King of Rock and Roll" who became famous in the 1950s. He died of a drug induced heart attack in his home, Graceland, in Memphis Tennessee.
  4. 6. - Civil rights activist who became famous for his "I have a dream" speech. Died when he was assassinated by a white sniper named James Earl Ray
  5. 7. - 33rd President of the US. Authorized atomic bombing of two Japanese cities and was president during the beginning of the Cold War
  6. 8. - World's first artificial satellite. Launched by the USSR and marked the beginning of the Space Race
  7. 9. - A country that was split into North and South Korea. When the communist North Korea attacked South Korea, the Korean War began and the US and China got involved on separate sides, ultimately helping start the cold war
  8. 13. - 14th chieef justice of the US who helped desegregate schools in the US during the Brown vs Board of Education case
  9. 14. - The practice of making accusations of disloyalty without evidence. During the Cold War, people openly accused other people of being communists or Soviet spies. This era became known as the "Red Scare"
  10. 16. - An organized protest against an organization or business to not buy or sell to the specific business
  11. 18. - A war in which nobody was killed and no weapons were fired. It consisted of the Soviet Union and the US. It was the closest the world has ever come to nuclear war. The US fought against the Soviet Communism and tyranny, while the Soviets fought against western capitalism. They viewed it as protecting communist expansion.