Unit 7 People: History Crossword
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
 
 
Down: 1) Tennessee teacher whose arrest for teaching evolution led to “monkey trial” in 19253) Flamboyant U.S. commander who led Allied forces against Japan in the South Pacific, was military ruler of Japan after the war and later led U.N. forces in the Korean War.4) Leader of communist guerrillas, the Vietminh, whose encircling of French troops in northwest Vietnam in 1954 marked the beginning of the United States’ 20-year military involvement in that country.5) He became president in 1945, after the death of FDR, made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan, and was in office during the early phases of the Cold War.6) A charismatic and controversial Louisiana governor and senator, he became one of President Roosevelt’s critics with his advocacy of wealth redistribution. He was assassinated at the Louisiana Capitol in 1935.8) A Houston newspaper publisher and power broker, he revived the nation’s troubled banking system as head of the Reconstruction Finance Corp. under President Roosevelt.10) American general who designed and implemented the Allied invasion at Normandy in 1944, he later served two terms as the 34th president.14) Interior secretary to Harding who tainted entire administration by taking bribes in return for oil leases15) Republican president from 1929 to 1933, his attempts to correct the stock market crash and the Great Depression through government intervention were disastrous.17) As Soviet premier from 1958 to 1971, he presided over that nation’s de-Stalinization process during the tensest years of the Cold War.20) As President Eisenhower’s secretary of state, he formalized the defense policy of threatening massive nuclear retaliation against acts of aggression.21) A former social worker, he became a close adviser to President Roosevelt and an architect of the New Deal’s relief programs.24) 30th president known for his silent demeanor and laissez-faire economic policies25) Pittsburgh banker who served as Treasury secretary (1921-32) and became synonymous with 1920s prosperity, tried unsuccessfully to steer economy away from disaster27) Along with his wife, he was convicted in 1951 of having transmitted atomic secrets to the Soviets and, despite widespread appeals for clemency, was executed in 1953.28)  Italian immigrant & anarchist whose arrest, trial and execution for payroll robbery, murder became cause célèbre during 1920s31) A former State Department official, he was accused in 1948 of having been a Soviet spy in the 1930s and his trials and conviction on perjury charges contributed to concerns about the loyalty of U.S. officials.33) Baltimore columnist who was most noteworthy critic of 1920s and ‘30s34) As the Republican governor as Kansas, he ran unsuccessfully against Franklin Roosevelt’s re-election bid of 1936. Across: 2) Organizer and leader of the Free French Forces that continued to fight the Germans after the fall of Paris, he later became president of France.7)  The Fascist dictator of Italy, he rose to power in 1922, allied his country with Germany and Japan, and was deposed and executed before the end of World War II.9) As head of the Nazi Party, he became dictator of Germany in 1933, initiated World War II with his attempts to dominate Europe, launched the Holocaust that claimed 7 million lives and committed suicide in the closing days of the war.11) Republican president from 1929 to 1933, his attempts to correct the stock market crash and the Great Depression through government intervention were disastrous.12) Leader of the communists in the Chinese civil war, he was ruler of the People’s Republic of China from 1949 until his death in 1976 and tens of millions of deaths are attributed to his policies and purges.13) Author of The Great Gatsby, he and wife Zelda came to symbolize Jazz Age16) She became the nation’s first female cabinet member in 1933 when President Roosevelt named her secretary of labor, a post she held until 1945.18) This Texan led U.S. naval forces on their island-hopping campaign across the Pacific following the attack on Pearl Harbor, ultimately signing the surrender agreement with Japan.19) A Soviet expert who, in 1947, proposed a policy of containment that became U.S. strategy throughout the Cold War.22) As wife of President Roosevelt, she was one of the nation’s most active first ladies, becoming associated with various social causes.23) Famed aviator who became national hero by flying solo across the Atlantic26)  Italian Immigrant & anarchist whose arrest, trial and execution for payroll robbery, murder became cause célèbre during 1920s27) As communist dictator of Russia and the Soviet Union for more than 30 years, he was alternately America’s ally and nemesis and implemented Russia’s29) As prime minister of Great Britain, he became the main stalwart of democracy’s fight against fascism in World War II and was a key figure in post-war Europe, coining the term “Iron Curtain” for the Soviet Union’s domination of Eastern Europe.30) The U.S. Army Chief of Staff during World War II, he proposed the U.S.-funded rebuilding of Europe after the war that became known as the Marshall Plan.32) Democratic president from 1933 to 1945, during much of the Great Depression and most of World War II, his New Deal and wartime policies greatly expanded the role of the federal government and reoriented the American political scene.35) Famed liberal attorney who defended Scopes and won in headlines but lost in court36) As head of the United Mine Workers, he formed the Committee on Industrial Organization (CIO), which grew rapidly during the 1930s.37) He led a communist takeover in Cuba, becoming dictator of that country from 1959 until his resignation for health reasons in 2008, during which he played a key role in the Cold War.38) A militant, he became premier of Japan just two months before its attack on Pearl Harbor, led that nation’s war effort and was tried and executed by the Allies after the war.39) This skillful army commander, known as “The Desert Fox,” led German forces in the battle for North Africa and in resisting the D Day invasion before being accused of conspiring against Hitler and committing suicide.40) A Republican senator from Wisconsin, he conducted a sensational 4½-year campaign against communist infiltration that resulted in his disgrace and censure by the Senate.
 

 

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