This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of US History (General) has 20 clues. Answers range from 3 to 16 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
overturned laws that treated countries to other political subdivisions as the units to be represented i state legislatures.
created in 1966 to prevent mistreatment of African Americans.
challenged the central goal of the civil rights movement, which sought full participation in African life.
idealists of the 60s, set attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm.
easing of hostility or strained relations, was a period of improved relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
sets and enforces rules and standards that protect the environment and control pollution.
Indians in Minneapolis created this movement to increase economic opportunity, stop police mistreatment, and to assert their distinctiveness within American society.
began in 1964 (UC Berkeley) inspired by the struggle for civil rights and the opposition of the Vietnam War.
effort to reduce tension with Soviet Union. Model Cities Program, President Lyndon Johnson's war on poverty.
organization composed of African Americans, advocating the teaching of Islam.
Political Philosophy of devolution, or the transfer of certain powers from the U.S. federal government, back to the states.
U.S. would supply arms but not military force to its allies in Asia and elsewhere.
founded in 1960 to coordinate the petroleum policies of its members, and to provide member states with technical and economic aid.
classified study of Vietnam War that was carried out by the Department of Defense.
conferences corresponding treaties involving U.S. and the Soviet Union on the issue of armament control.
military strategy that became a large component in the Vietnam War.
agency of the U.S. government that maintains information on those potentially subject to military conscription.
student activist movement representing the New Left.
1971) was a landmark for U.S. Supreme Court case dealing with the busing of students to promote integration in public schools.
the scandal and constitutional crisis that followed the June 1972 burglary of the Democratic National Committee headquarters.