History Crossword Puzzles
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 Greece Timeline
aesops : fables are written c. 550 bce , trojan : war that began c. 1200 bce, philip : king of macedonia, attacks greece 359 bce, homer : creates the iliad and …
The British Empire & the Commonwealth
jamescook : who helped colonize australia?, theproms : in 1740, where was "rule britannia" first performed?, sevenyears : how long was the war between …
Ancient Egypt Terms
hieroglyphics : a system of writing using pictorial symbols, carved or painted on walls, used by ancient egyptians., hittites : an ancient civilization that …
The Holocaust
holocaust: mass destruction by fire; the killing of over 6 million jews during the reign of nazi germany, gestapo: the german secret police during the nazi …
Progressive Era
progressivism : political movement that aimed to improve society through reforms., reform : the movement to reform and improve social, political, and economic …
Women in History
althea gibson : the first major african-american female tennis player , oprah : the richest black woman in america , rosa parks : fought for civil rights after …
Prehistoric Fossils
paleontologist: the study of fossils intrigue me, chickens: we are actually dinosaurs, extinct: i no longer exist, triceratops: the last known true dinosaur, …
Slave Trade
house slave : a slave that worked in the masters house, field slave : a type of slave that worked in the fields, outbound passage : the first passage in the …
Revolutionary War
Revolutionary War or the American War of Independence was fought over the issue of American independence from the First British Empire.
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 Europe
tithe: the 10% religious tax that all europeans had to pay., protection: the service offered by knights to lords in feudalism., crusades: a holy war with the …
Russian Revolution
bolsheviks: group of people who wanted russia to be communist, hated monarchy, communism: rule by the workers, duma: the parliament in russia, lenin: founder of …
