1960s Cold War

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Across
  1. 1. - US President during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
  2. 4. - US spy plane shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960.
  3. 5. of Pigs - Failed invasion of Cuba by US-backed forces in 1961.
  4. 7. - A type of weapon that uses atomic energy to cause destruction.
  5. 9. - A weapon capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
  6. 11. - Country where the US fought a long and divisive war during the Cold War era.
  7. 12. - A conflict where two powers support opposing sides in a smaller country.
  8. 15. - Mutual Assured Destruction, a doctrine of nuclear deterrence.
  9. 17. - Soviet satellite that was the first to be launched into orbit.
  10. 18. - The willingness to go to the brink of war to achieve political goals.
Down
  1. 1. - Soviet leader during the early 1960s.
  2. 2. - German city divided by the Wall during the Cold War.
  3. 3. - A person who gathers secret information about another country or organization.
  4. 5. Wall - Concrete barrier built to separate East and West Berlin.
  5. 6. - Communist leader of Cuba during the Cold War.
  6. 8. race - A competition between nations to have the most powerful weapons.
  7. 10. - A period of relaxed tensions between the US and the Soviet Union in the 1970s.
  8. 13. - Term used to describe Communist countries or sympathizers during the Cold War.
  9. 14. - The "race" between the US and the Soviet Union to explore outer space.
  10. 16. - Weapons and military equipment used during the Cold War.