Across
- 2. the main economic and military force used against the Soviets in the 1950’s
- 5. favored a large role of the government in American society
- 7. Non-combatant fighting between the United States and Soviet Union
- 8. Social structure separating people by wealth or race
- 10. Organization of black nationalists
- 11. Coalition between Germany, Italy and Japan during World War II
- 12. First written constitution of the United States
- 13. Had a strict and literal view of the Constitution
- 15. Marked by an emphasis on the self as opposed to school and theology
- 17. international organization created in 1920 to promote peace among nations
- 19. The banning of Chinese immigrants into California, and nationwide restriction
- 20. President after Kennedy’s assassination; responsible for programs such as the Great Society, Civil Rights, and the war on poverty
- 23. A depiction of the struggles of being a woman by Betty Friedan
- 25. War between Spain and the US, with the latter gaining Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
- 26. Declaration of freedom from Great Britain
- 30. Proposed by Alexander Hamilton; this would issue banknotes of a stable currency
- 33. Proclamation made by Abraham Lincoln that freed slaves
- 35. U.S. purchase of land west of the Mississippi River from France in 1803
- 36. Name referring to the music, art, architecture and style of the 1920’s
- 38. Agreements eliminating tariffs between countries
- 40. A weapon of mass destruction used on Japan during World War II
- 42. Trade between North America, Europe and Africa, dealing with supplies and slaves
- 44. African American movement of artistic expression in the 1920’s
- 46. Banning of alcohol in the early 20th century
- 47. Agreement between FDR and Winston Churchill not to acquire land due to the war
- 48. Applied Charles Darwin’s theory about natural selection and survival of the fittest to human society
- 49. Act A compromise made in 1854 allowing popular vote to determine slavery in these areas
- 50. Corrosion of hostilities between enemies
Down
- 1. Environmentalist who wrote about her dealings
- 3. First ten amendments in the Constitution
- 4. Document that all laws in the US are based on
- 6. War starting in 1950 when the Soviet backed North Koreans attacked the American backed South Korea
- 9. Election which caused the South to become hostile
- 12. Units of American soldiers in World War I
- 14. Doctrine of no interference, especially in economics or business
- 16. Camps filled with Japanese Americans due to suspicions during World War II
- 18. Ended public segregation in America
- 21. Counterculture by rebellious youths in the 1950's
- 22. sectional crisis caused by Andrew Jackson in 1832
- 24. Act made to counteract businesses using trusts
- 27. Democratic president that led the US through the Great Depression and World War II
- 28. Compromise introduced by Henry Clay, seeking to ease tensions between the North and South
- 29. a mother who was completely devoted to her family, becoming a good model of a proper republican
- 31. A town undergoing rapid growth due to industry
- 32. defined the process that territories had to go through to become states
- 34. Viewed the Constitution in a more relaxed manner
- 37. FDR’s early version of welfare, which fought of the economic depression of the time
- 39. System by Henry Clay designed to unify through protective tariffs and a national bank
- 41. Court ruling calling for the end of segregation in schools
- 43. Port in Hawaii that was attack by Japan December 7th, 1941
- 45. Time period where everything seemed golden and perfect, but was actually soiled by corruption