Significant Historical Events

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Across
  1. 4. System of racial segregation in South Africa
  2. 5. 1970s police actions targeting Pacific Islanders in NZ
  3. 6. NZ city where a 2019 terror attack led to national unity and reflection
  4. 9. 1969 space achievement watched by millions around the world
  5. 11. Village known for peaceful resistance to land confiscation
  6. 13. Famous shipwreck of 1912 with over 1,500 lives lost
  7. 15. Tension and rivalry between the USA and USSR after WWII
  8. 17. The right to vote, first won by NZ women in 1893
  9. 18. Japanese city destroyed by an atomic bomb in 1945
  10. 19. Global movement against sexual harassment and abuse
Down
  1. 1. War that sparked global protest and divided opinion
  2. 2. Rugby tour that led to mass protests in 1981 NZ
  3. 3. 1975 protest led by Whina Cooper for Māori land rights
  4. 7. Genocide of six million Jews during WWII
  5. 8. The treaty signed in 1840 between Māori and the British Crown
  6. 10. Site of a WWI campaign that shaped ANZAC identity
  7. 12. Country invaded by Russia in 2022, sparking global support
  8. 14. Religious wars between Christians and Muslims in medieval times
  9. 16. 1986 nuclear disaster in Ukraine that had global environmental and health impacts