American History: Chp. 29 - Troubled Times

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  1. 3. Counterculture movement that attempted to erode the values of traditional American culture.
  2. 5. Commander of U.S. troops in Vietnam.
  3. 6. Scandal that rocked the Nixon administration and led to Nixon's resignation of the Presidency.
  4. 11. Conservative who opposed Johnson's "welfarism" programs.
  5. 13. Former V.P. under Eisenhower that was elected President in 1968.
  6. 14. Hit his 600th home run in Major League Baseball in 1969.
  7. 18. Monopoly designed to control the supply and price of Middle Eastern oil.
  8. 21. Most prominent black separatist leader of the 60s.
  9. 22. Decision that made abortion legal in the United States.
  10. 23. This 1965 Act was designed to provide medical care for the elderly under the Social Security system.
  11. 26. Supposed assassin of Robert Kennedy.
  12. 28. Largest public welfare program since the New Deal
  13. 30. Infamous white supremacist group in the United States.
  14. 31. Soft towards Communism in American politics.
  15. 32. Those in American politics that supported the fight against Communism in Vietnam.
  16. 33. Nixon was the 1st American President to visit this communist nation.
Down
  1. 1. 1968 Act that prohibited discrimination in renting or selling houses.
  2. 2. Influential black separatist group of the 1960s.
  3. 4. Failed Viet Cong & N. Vietnam Offensive, but it served to discourage American public on Vietnam policies.
  4. 5. 1st Black American cabinet officer.
  5. 7. One of the new cabinet positions established during the Johnson administration.
  6. 8. Fall of this city brought the Vietnam War to its final end.
  7. 9. Ohio university that saw four students killed in a violent anti-war protest in 1970.
  8. 10. War of Arab nations against Israel in 1967.
  9. 12. Nickname for the man who succeeded Kennedy as POTUS.
  10. 14. City where acclaimed civil rights leader MLK Jr. was assassinated.
  11. 15. Only man to serve as President who was not elected President or Vice-President.
  12. 16. 1st U.S. combat troops sent to Vietnam were from this branch of service.
  13. 17. Gulf where North Vietnamese torpedo boats fired on two U.S. destroyers.
  14. 19. First and only NBA star to score 100 points in a game.
  15. 20. First man to walk on the moon.
  16. 24. Poor inner-city sections of housing were called this at times.
  17. 25. At the time, it was America's longest war and also America's first no-win war.
  18. 27. Music genre that sought to tear down the color barrier amongst American youth.
  19. 29. Treaty that saw U.S. and Soviet Union agree to limit nuclear arms production.