Across
- 1. n' Roll - Genre of popular music that originated in the 1950s
- 4. Race - Competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to explore outer space
- 8. John F. Kennedy - U.S. president from 1961 to 1963
- 9. Generation - Literary movement of the 1950s to early 1960s rejecting conventional society norms
- 11. Pact - Military alliance of communist nations in Eastern Europe
- 13. Highway Act of 1956 - Law authorizing the construction of a national network of interstate highways
- 16. - Campaign against alleged communists in the U.S. government and other institutions
- 18. - First artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union
- 19. Plan - European recovery program post-WWII funded by the U.S.
- 21. Boom - Significant increase in birth rate following WWII
- 23. War - Conflict between North and South Korea from 1950 to 1953
- 24. Bill - Provided benefits to World War II veterans
Down
- 2. Missile Crisis - 1962 confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over missile deployment in Cuba
- 3. Nations - International organization founded in 1945 to promote world peace
- 5. Harry S. Truman - U.S. president from 1945 to 1953
- 6. Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - Domestic intelligence and security service of the United States
- 7. Airlift - Operation to deliver supplies to West Berlin in 1948-1949
- 10. Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - Military alliance formed in 1949
- 12. Race - Competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
- 14. Scare - Fear of communism spreading in the United States during the Cold War
- 15. UnAmerican Activities Committee (HUAC) - Group that investigated alleged disloyalty and subversive activities
- 17. 10 - Group of film producers, directors, and screenwriters who were blacklisted for refusing to answer questions about their alleged communist affiliations
- 20. - Residential areas on the outskirts of a city
- 22. Dwight D. Eisenhower - U.S. president from 1953 to 1961