U.S. History - Unit 8 Review 2

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Across
  1. 1. 1st American in space.
  2. 3. These "riders" sought to end segregation in inter-state segregation bus travel.
  3. 6. Most visible sign of Soviet oppression in Europe.
  4. 8. First black to enroll at the Univeristy of Mississippi.
  5. 12. Introduced the polio vaccine in the 1950s.
  6. 13. Merger of two of the nation's largest unions.
  7. 16. First American president to visit Red China in 1972.
  8. 17. Arab oil monopoly that sought to drive the prices of oil up in the years following the Yom Kippur War in 1973.
  9. 20. Commander of U.S. troops in Vietnam.
  10. 23. Issued the policy of containment to combat growing Communism in Europe and Asia.
  11. 24. Day set aside to commemorate the end of World War 2 in Europe.
  12. 25. Plan that gave money and aid to Europe after World War 2.
  13. 29. Husband/wife team who were arrested, tried, convicted, and executed for treason in giving nuclear secrets to the Soviets.
  14. 30. Her refusal to give up her bus seat triggered a massive protest against segregation in Montgomery, AL.
  15. 31. Successor to the League of Nations where nations could work out their problems.
  16. 32. 4th and final president assassinated in U.S. history.
Down
  1. 2. Oppressive racial policy of South Africa.
  2. 4. The alleged assassin of President John Kennedy.
  3. 5. Initials of the man who became the face of the Civil Rights movement in America.
  4. 7. Legislation established to help returning soldiers with healthcare, loans, and a college education.
  5. 9. 1st African-American to play in Major League Baseball.
  6. 10. Accused of spying for the Soviets; convicted of perjury in his "spying" trial.
  7. 11. Cuban dictator that was overthrown by Communists in 1959.
  8. 14. Only man to be elected President on four occasions.
  9. 15. Decision that ended school segregation in America.
  10. 18. Term used to describe a "war" that is fought with diplomacy, words, and ideologies.
  11. 19. Term created by Churchill to describe the advance of Communism in Eastern Europe.
  12. 21. Avowed atheist and Marxist who sought to remove all public vestiges of Christianity in America.
  13. 22. Communist revolutionary who overthrew the Cuban government in 1959.
  14. 26. Long-term territory that became the last state to join the Union in 1959.
  15. 27. First man-made satellite successfully launched in 1957.
  16. 28. This pact saw the Soviet Union engage in a military defense alliance with its Communist satellite nations in Europe.