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5. U.S. president during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
6. Egyptian leader who nationalized the Suez Canal.
8. Caribbean island at the centre of a 1962 nuclear crisis.
10. U.S. president associated with détente and improved relations with China and the USSR.
12. Period of eased tensions between the United States and Soviet Union during the Cold War.
13. Nuclear missile system placed in Canada during the Cold War.
17. Famous 1972 hockey series between Canada and the Soviet Union symbolizing Cold War rivalry.
21. A nation’s ability to control its own affairs without foreign interference.
22. Joint Canadian-American aerospace defence organization formed in 1958.
23. Competition between the USA and USSR for technological superiority in space.

1. 1956 conflict over control of the Suez Canal.
2. Military alliance of communist countries led by the Soviet Union.
3. Country where a major anti-Soviet uprising occurred in 1956.
4. Soviet leader who introduced reforms such as perestroika and glasnost.
7. Conflict from 1950–1953 between North and South Korea.
9. International organization that supported South Korea during the Korean War.
11. International conflict-management strategy promoted by Lester B. Pearson.
14. Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
15. Soviet attempt to cut off Western access to West Berlin from 1948–1949.
16. Policy of extending power and influence over other countries.
18. Use of humour or exaggeration in political cartoons to criticize events or leaders.
19. Arctic radar defence system designed to detect Soviet bombers.
20. First satellite launched by the USSR in 1957, beginning the Space Race.