UNIT 10 — Modern United States (1970s–Present)

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Across
  1. 2. Agency created to coordinate domestic security after 911
  2. 4. 2010 law expanding access to health insurance
  3. 7. Health insurance program for Americans age 65 and older
  4. 11. Toxic waste disaster in New York that raised environmental awareness
  5. 13. Trade agreement linking the United States Canada and Mexico
  6. 14. Johnsons domestic program to reduce poverty and expand social welfare
  7. 15. 1978 peace agreement between Egypt and Israel brokered by President Carter
  8. 16. Scandal in which US officials secretly sold arms to Iran and funded Nicaraguan rebels
  9. 18. Federal agency created in 1970 to regulate pollution
  10. 21. Political scandal involving a break in and coverup leading to Nixons resignation
  11. 23. Health insurance program for low income Americans
  12. 24. 1979 event where 52 Americans were held hostage in Iran for 444 days
Down
  1. 1. Terrorist organization responsible for planning the September 11 attacks
  2. 3. US military response to remove the Taliban and target terrorists
  3. 5. Johnsons effort to reduce poverty through federal programs
  4. 6. Reagans economic policy involving tax cuts and deregulation
  5. 8. Clinton era policy requiring work in exchange for government assistance
  6. 9. Reagans proposed missile defense system often called Star Wars
  7. 10. Terrorist attacks on September 11 2001 targeting the US
  8. 12. Supreme Court case ruling that the president is not above the law
  9. 17. Online platforms that changed communication and politics in the modern era
  10. 19. Formal charge of misconduct brought against a public official
  11. 20. 1979 nuclear accident in Pennsylvania raising safety concerns
  12. 21. 2003 US invasion to remove Saddam Hussein from power
  13. 22. First African American president elected in 2008