Layered Learning 1950s Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. An African American activist who refused to give up her seat on a bus which started a boycott.
  2. 3. Was the 34th US president and oversaw the Korean War and the development of nuclear weapons by both sides.
  3. 5. A community located on the outskirts of a city or a large town
  4. 9. Was a Chief Justice of US and made landmark decisions which helped expand civil rights.
  5. 10. Was a period of intense anti-communism suspicion in the US partically during the Cold War
  6. 13. Is a independent agency and operates the US´s space program
  7. 14. Refers to a soda shop especially one that specializes in ¨dirty¨ sodas.
  8. 16. Is a genre of music that became hugely popular in the 1950s
  9. 17. Was a US air force officer and was the first person to break the sound barrier
  10. 19. Was the first person to journey into outer space
Down
  1. 1. American singer and actor who rose to fame in the 50s
  2. 2. A form of protest where people refuse to buy,use, or support a business to express disapproval.
  3. 4. Was a singer and guitarist who is known as the ¨King of Rock n Roll¨.
  4. 6. Was the first artifical satellite to orbit Earth
  5. 7. Was the first black Supreme Court Justice. He also helped argue landmark cases like Brown V Board of Education
  6. 8. A period of global tension between the US and the Soviet Union.
  7. 11. Was a African American Activist during the late 50s and early 60s
  8. 12. Fought a 3-year civil war in 1950-1953
  9. 15. Was a case where the Supreme Court outlawed segreated schools.
  10. 18. Was the 33rd US president and led the US through WW2 and gave the command to drop nukes on Japan to end the war.