Madrasah Aliah Negeri (MAN) 2 Indragiri Hilir is a Islamic Education institution whose educational achievement is equivalent to that of high school, which was established in 1980. This study aims (1) to determine whether there is an effect of the crossword strategy on students motivation in learning history in class XI IPS MAN 2 Indragiri Hilir and to find out (2) how much influence the cr…