US History Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. The fall of the … wall in 1989 symbolized the end of the Cold War.
  2. 6. The easing of hostility between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the 1970s.
  3. 7. Jimmy …, President from 1977 to 1981.
  4. 10. The policy of openness initiated by Gorbachev.
  5. 11. The 1983 U.S. invasion of …
  6. 12. President of the United States who resigned in 1974.
  7. 13. … Hostage crisis, where 52 American diplomats were held hostage..
  8. 14. The nickname for Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative.
  9. 16. George H.W. …, President from 1989 to 1993.
Down
  1. 1. The scandal that led to President Nixon's resignation.
  2. 2. The … war had a large effect on American society.
  3. 4. The policy of restructuring the Soviet economy and government initiated by Gorbachev.
  4. 5. Ronald Reagan's economic policies.
  5. 8. Ronald … President from 1981 to 1989.
  6. 9. Mikhail …, leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991.
  7. 11. The … War in 1991, fought in the persian gulf.
  8. 15. The epidemic that began in the early 1980s.