Unit 10: Civil Rights Era Review

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Across
  1. 1. A major focus of the Civil Rights Movement, protected by the 1965 act.
  2. 3. President assassinated in Texas, helping push civil rights laws.
  3. 5. Party that split over civil rights and federal government size after WWII.
  4. 7. System of racial separation that civil rights activists fought to end.
  5. 8. Judicial body that decided important civil rights cases.
  6. 11. What women like Jane McCallum and minorities like González fought for.
  7. 13. Governor who supported Eisenhower and helped modernize Texas.
  8. 16. Area Governor Shivers invested in to modernize Texas.
  9. 17. First Mexican American mayor of a major U.S. city.
  10. 19. Supreme Court case that led to "one person, one vote."
  11. 20. Movement supported by the Democratic Party after WWII that caused internal division.
  12. 22. Branch of state government modernized with a council and budget board.
  13. 23. Woman who fought for the 19th Amendment in Texas.
Down
  1. 2. First Mexican American elected to the U.S. House from Texas.
  2. 4. Area rich in oil and gas returned to Texas by federal law.
  3. 6. Political party that gained strength in Texas post-WWII.
  4. 9. State where many Civil Rights figures lived and worked.
  5. 10. President who returned Tidelands to Texas.
  6. 12. Last name of the senator who helped the Republican Party grow in Texas.
  7. 14. Goal of the Civil Rights Movement, especially for minority communities.
  8. 15. Belief in a more active role for government in promoting social justice and equality.
  9. 18. Belief in smaller government, personal responsibility, and traditional values.
  10. 21. Last name of the governor who aided the Republican rise in Texas.