Across
- 4. 1962 Cold War confrontation between the U.S. and Soviet Union over nuclear missiles in Cuba
- 9. Government programs created to reduce poverty
- 10. 1968 attack during the Vietnam War that weakened American public support for the war
Down
- 1. Nonviolent protests where activists sat at segregated places to challenge segregation
- 2. 1961 protests where interracial activists rode buses through the South to challenge segregation
- 3. Set of programs by Lyndon B. Johnson aimed at reducing poverty and improving education and healthcare
- 5. Student-led civil rights organization
- 6. 1960s movement of young activists who supported civil rights, democracy, and opposition to the Vietnam War
- 7. Failed 1961 U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba meant to overthrow Castro
- 8. Feminist group founded in 1966 that worked for equal rights and opportunities for women