Across
- 3. Series of secret reports that demonstrated that the US government misled the public about Vietnam
- 7. US policy that provided aid to rebuild European economies so that those countries would reject communism
- 8. Theory that if one country falls to communism, neighboring countries will also fall to communism
- 9. Showing objection to the Vietnam War; examples included buring draft cards, teach-ins & demonstrations
- 12. Committee that investigated people suspected of being communists, often with little to no evidence
- 14. An effort by the US to deliver supplies to West Berlin after the Soviets imposed a blockade
- 16. The spike in birthrates from the late 1940s to the early 1960s
- 19. Turning point in the Vietnam War because it turned pubic opinion against the war
- 22. A crisis that began after the Soviet Union installed missiles in Cuba; the US and the Soviet Union were on the brink of nuclear war for nearly two weeks
- 23. An amendment that lowered the voting age to 18
- 24. A competition between the US and the Soviet Union to have the most nuclear weapons
- 25. University where National Guardsmen killed four student protesters
Down
- 1. A proxy war that pitted communist North Vietnam against democratic South Vietnam; the US became involved in the conflict in order to contain the spread of communism
- 2. Policy announced by Truman that committed the US to opposing communist expansion
- 4. A resolution issued by Congress in 1964 which allowed the president to escalate the war in Vietnam
- 5. Forced enlistment of men into military service
- 6. The period from the late 1940s to 1991 when the US and the Soviet Union competed for influence around the world but never engaged in an official war against each other
- 10. Senator who conducted a "witch hunt" against suspected communists in the early 1950s
- 11. First man-made satellite launched into space by the Soviets in 1957; led to increased funding in math and science education in the US
- 12. Group of 10 writers who refused to testify before the HUAC; they were sentenced to prison and blacklisted from Hollywood
- 13. A massacre of unarmed Vietnam civilians that further turned Americans against the Vietnam War
- 15. A competition between the US and the Soviet Union to make advances in space exploration
- 17. Nixon's policy to withdraw troops from Vietnam
- 18. Neighborhoods that grew outside the cities due to the GI Bill, economic growth, and the baby boom
- 20. Helped veterans of WWII get an education, job training, and mortgages to buy homes
- 21. A proxy war that began when North Korea invaded South Korea, prompting the US to lead a UN force to fight North Korea; fighting ended in 1953 in a stalemate
- 22. Policy aimed at stopping the spread of communism