Post War
Across
- 4. Precursor to the European Union, formed in 1957
- 8. Period of geopolitical tension between the U.S. and Soviet Union
- 11. Prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement
- 14. Controversial conflict involving the U.S. and communist forces
- 16. Growth of residential areas outside of cities
- 18. Campaign for gender equality and women's rights
- 20. Economic downturn caused by rising oil prices in the 1970s
Down
- 1. Confrontation over Soviet missile deployment in Cuba
- 2. Conflict between North and South Korea, involving the U.S. and China
- 3. U.S. economic aid program to help rebuild Europe after the war
- 5. WALL Event symbolizing the end of the Cold War in 1989
- 6. Youth-driven cultural movement of the 1960s
- 7. Soviet attempt to cut off West Berlin from the rest of Germany
- 9. Widespread adoption of television as a mass medium
- 10. Surge in birth rates following World War II
- 12. Political scandal that led to President Nixon's resignation
- 13. Campaign to end racial discrimination in the U.S.
- 15. New music genre that emerged in the 1950s
- 17. Competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union in space exploration
- 19. Symbolic divide between the Western and Eastern Blocs in Europe