Significant Individuals Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of US History (General) has 14 clues. Answers range from 10 to 17 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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Commanded 1st US Army during D-Day Invasion, won Battle of the Bulge
Founded Hull House in Chicago to help poor immigrants, part of social reform movements.
Advocated for women's suffrage
Fought discrimination against migrant workers and Hispanics. Founded the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee union.
Americans who volunteered to serve as pilots fighting the Japanese in China prior to the US entering the war.
publisher, journalist, and Black Nationalist; founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League
distinguished lawyer; appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court (1967) and established a record for supporting the voiceless American
first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court (1981)
first Hispanic to serve on the Supreme Court, nominated by President Obama
American reformer and leader in the anti-lynching crusade and women’s suffrage movement
wrote The Jungle which exposed the conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry, causing a public uproar and leading to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act
founder of the largest Hispanic advertising agency in Texas. (San Antonio advertising agency: Sosa, Bromley, Aguilar, Noble, and Associates)
First Lady, appointed by President Truman as a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly and became the first chairperson of the preliminary United Nations Commission on Human Rights
President in the 1980s – grew US economy through “Reaganomics,” influenced the end of the Cold War, advocated for a strong military to deter aggression against the US

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