24-25 US History Final Review

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Across
  1. 1. Nixon's policy to withdraw U.S. troops and shift responsibility to South Vietnam
  2. 6. U.S. policy to stop the spread of communism
  3. 8. 1948 operation to supply West Berlin during the Soviet blockade
  4. 12. U.S. program to rebuild Europe and prevent communism after World War II
  5. 15. Committee that targeted the "Hollywood Ten" for suspected communism
  6. 17. Constitutional issue in the Watergate scandal
  7. 19. 2002 education reform law increasing federal oversight
  8. 20. 1896 Supreme Court case that legalized segregation
  9. 22. Type of mortgage crisis that led to widespread foreclosures in the 2000s
  10. 26. Legislation providing benefits to World War II veterans
  11. 27. Nonviolent resistance method used by civil rights activists
  12. 28. Leader of the United Farm Workers who fought for farmworkers' rights
  13. 30. U.S. campaign launched after 9/11 to combat global terrorism
Down
  1. 2. 1968 North Vietnamese attack that shifted U.S. public opinion on the Vietnam War
  2. 3. 1950s anti-communist movement targeting suspected subversives
  3. 4. Organization that embargoed oil to the U.S. in the 1970s, causing an energy crisis
  4. 5. Period of tension between the U.S. and Soviet Union after World War II
  5. 7. Civil rights leader known for nonviolent resistance
  6. 9. 2000 Supreme Court case resolving the disputed presidential election
  7. 10. Gulf resolution that escalated U.S. involvement in Vietnam
  8. 11. 1961 protests to desegregate interstate transportation
  9. 13. Soviet satellite launched in 1957 that spurred U.S. space efforts
  10. 14. Scandal that led to President Nixon's resignation
  11. 16. 1963 book by Betty Friedan that sparked the modern women's movement
  12. 18. 1991 conflict to liberate Kuwait from Iraq
  13. 21. Residential areas outside cities that grew rapidly after World War II
  14. 23. 2001 law enhancing national security after 9/11
  15. 24. Terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks
  16. 25. Motto adopted in 1956 to distinguish the U.S. from atheist nations
  17. 29. System used to increase military manpower during the Vietnam War