History Crossword Puzzles
Westward Expansion
ma war: a territorial conflict between mexico and the u.s. between 1846 and 1848., james k polk: the 11th president of the united states, who pushed for …
Anglo-Saxons
dark ages : period of time between 5th-11th centuries, paganism : religion followed by anglo-saxons and vikings before their conversion to christianity, …
World War I
invasion: an attack by an armed force to conquer another country., militarism: a policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared …
Prohibition and the Great Migration
bootlegger : a person who made/sold alcohol during the prohibition, dignity : being worthy of honor and respect, discrimination : treating people poorly due to …
Causes of the American Revolution
boston tea party: an act of protest against the acts and taxes, sugar tax: a tax placed on sugar, boston massacre: when five colonists were killed for attacking …
Progressive Era
progressivism : political movement that aimed to improve society through reforms., reform : the movement to reform and improve social, political, and economic …
Mughal Empire
mansabdari: the holder of mansab, babur: first ruler of mughal empire, aurangzeb: who reimposed jazia, akbarnama: main source of information about akbar’s …
Black Death + Medicine
plague : what was the black death? , buboes : a symptom of the black death, swollen, bloodletting : method of treating illness including black death, physician …
1950's Era
eisenhower : which president created the interstate highway act of 1953, elvis presley : american musician referred to as the "king of rock and roll", …
Vietnam War
battalion : military unit comprised of two or more companies of soldiers, boondocks : heavily forested or swampy areas, terrain of most of vietnam, cambodia : …
Medieval Madness
sword : a long sharp blade that knights use in battle, knight : a warrior who dresses in steel armour, moat : body of water surrounding a castle, castle : a …
World War II
axispowers: italy and germany and japan, benito mussolini: the fascist dictator of italy, kristallnacht: violent riots by mobs of germans who were encouraged by …
Ancient China
atheist: 15% of all chinese people are ____________ (no higher power)., qin: he developed currency that everyone had to use during his reign. (page 293), huang …
European History
lenin : this leader led the bolsheviks, imaginary : the iron curtain was an ____________ line that split europe into communist and capitalist, militarism : the …
America's History
hancock: first person to sign the declaration of independence (last name), jefferson: the third president of the usa (last name), lafayette : a general from …
6th Grade Ancient Civilizations
untouchable: in the caste system, someone who is at the very bottom of the social structure, mesopotamia: the land between two rivers, moses: freed the egyptian …
WWII and Cold War
hiter : leader of germany, ussr : formerly known as russia, communism : from of economy where everyone is equal, democracy : an economy that favors trade and …
The Great Depression and New Deal
dow jones: widely used barometer of the stock market's health - average price of 30 largest companies traded on nyse., hoovervilles: what people in the 30's …
