Period 8

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Across
  1. 2. ____ Massacre during the Vietnam War caused public opinion to drop and Americans to dislike soldiers.
  2. 5. Easing of tensions between US and USSR during the Cold War.
  3. 7. Communist North Korea tried to take over South Korea. The US joined the war and helped South Korea.
  4. 10. This law overturned the Golf or Tonkin Resolution and restored checks and balances.
  5. 11. "War" between US and USSR for supremacy.
  6. 13. US policy to keep communism from spreading.
  7. 14. ___ Invasion was very unsuccessful. The US tried to assassinate Fidel Castro in Cuba.
  8. 15. This amendment got rid of poll taxes. (numbers used).
Down
  1. 1. War between North and South Vietnam. The US joined South Vietnam.
  2. 3. Gave money to Greece and Turkey to help them after WWII and keep them from becoming communist.
  3. 4. ____ Resolution gave LBG the power to take any necessary actions during the Vietnam War without Congress's approval.
  4. 6. _____ or 1964 banned segregation in public places and employment discrimination.
  5. 8. Idea by LBG to get rid of poverty and racial injustice. Programs focused on education, healthcare, etc.
  6. 9. Supreme Court case that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson.
  7. 12. _____ Scandal caused Nixon to resign and the public to trust the government less.