Unit 8 Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 5. Which U.S. leader traveled to China in the early 1970s
  2. 8. What term describes the disastrous program that attempted to force communal living on the Chinese people, but left millions dead of starvation
  3. 10. What name applies to the Communist Chinese government
  4. 11. President was was killed in Dallas, TX
  5. 12. US policy of stopping the spread of communism
  6. 15. Policy of slowly pulling US troops outs of Vietnam
  7. 16. _____ _______ Act limited how long soldiers could be sent to hostile area
  8. 18. Who was the leader of North Vietnam
  9. 19. Disorder many soldiers had after returning home from the war
  10. 21. What term describes the U.S. concern that if Communism began to spread in Southeast Asia, then it would continue to spread out of control
  11. 22. Became president after the death of JFK
  12. 23. What island did the Nationalist flee to after losing the civil war in China
Down
  1. 1. What line divided the Korean Peninsula into two separate countries after World War II
  2. 2. who led the Communist revolution in China
  3. 3. Memorial dedicated to the soldiers who fought in Vietnam
  4. 4. What county, along with the U.S., helped defend South Vietnam
  5. 6. Group of fighters who were trained in guerrilla warfare
  6. 7. Process of selecting soldiers for the Vietnam war
  7. 9. College where 4 students were killed during a protest
  8. 13. Which U.S. General successfully pushed the North Korean Army across the 38th Parallel and on to China’s border
  9. 14. Gulf of _______
  10. 17. Which side started a war to unite Korea as a Communist country
  11. 20. South Vietnam city that was captured by North Vietnam