American history

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Across
  1. 3. A war in which the U.S. was involved from the 1950s to 1975.
  2. 5. Historic event in 1969.
  3. 8. Military conflict that started in 2003.
  4. 11. 1962 standoff between the U.S. and the USSR.
  5. 13. Tech industry hub in California.
  6. 15. Became widely accessible to Americans in the 1990s.
  7. 16. First African-American president, elected in 2008.
  8. 17. Military operation in 1991.
Down
  1. 1. U.S. president assassinated in 1963.
  2. 2. President during much of the 1980s known for his conservative policies.
  3. 4. Country where the U.S. started a war in 2001.
  4. 5. Abbreviation for a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement.
  5. 6. President associated with the Watergate scandal.
  6. 7. Counter-culture movement prominent in the 1960s.
  7. 9. Scandal that led to a president's resignation in the 1970s.
  8. 10. 1964 legislation prohibiting discrimination.
  9. 11. Tense period with the USSR lasting for much of the second half of the 20th century.
  10. 12. Date of a major terrorist attack in 2001.
  11. 14. Economic downturn that began in 2007.