American History Crossword (1877-Present)

2. Harbor Attack - Surprise attack that brought the U.S. into WWII
5. War I - War entered by the U.S. in 1917
7. War II - Global conflict ending in 1945
8. War - Conflict that gave the U.S. control of Puerto Rico and Guam
13. 11 Attacks - Terrorist attacks that reshaped U.S. foreign policy
16. War - Conflict that deeply divided Americans in the 1960's and 1970's
17. Luther King Jr. - Civil rights leader who delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech
19. Depression - Severe economic downturn following a stock market crash
20. War - Long rivalry between the U.S. and Soviet Union
23. S. Truman - President who authorized use of the atomic bomb
24. Parks - Her arrest helped spark the Montgomery Bus Boycott
25. F. Kennedy - President during the Cuban Missile Crisis

1. Movement - Reform effort targeting corruption and social problems
3. B. Johnson - President who promoted the Great Society
4. Suffrage Movement - Movement that helped secure the 19th Amendment
6. D. Eisenhower - WWII general who became president
9. Security Act - New Deal law creating retirement benefits
10. Missile Crisis - Thirteen-day standoff over Soviet missiles in Cuba
11. Rights Act of 1964 - Law banning discrimination in public accommodations
12. Roosevelt - Progressive-era president known as a trust-buster
14. Reagan - Former actor elected president in 1980
15. D. Roosevelt - President associated with the New Deal
18. Scandal - Event that led to President Nixon's resignation
21. Antitrust Act - Law aimed at breaking up monopolies
22. Wilson - President during World War I