Chief Editor Rodondi's Crossword "Quiz"
Across
- 3. The “Curtain” that divided the East from the West.
- 4. The name of the group of nations that work together for world peace.
- 6. A famous Cold War movie about a boxer.
- 7. The government of the US.
- 8. The last name of Cuba’s leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- 12. Devastating weapons that the two super powers during the Cold War raced to make more of.
- 15. The country where a war was fought between a Communist North and a Democratic South.
- 18. The name (acronym) of the western Military Alliance that the US was a part of.
- 19. The name of the Eastern Military alliance that the USSR was a part of.
- 20. The name of the city at the center of a nuclear meltdown in 1986.
Down
- 1. the two S___ P____ during the Cold War: USA and USSR.
- 2. The government of the USSR.
- 5. Laika the dog was part of what “Race”?
- 9. Popular British band that formed in 1960 (hint- Abbey Rode)
- 10. A dangerous policy of pushing conflicts to the brink of active conflict.
- 11. The name (acronym) for negotiations and a treaty to limit arms during the Cold War.
- 13. Last name of the Russian Chess player that played against Bobby Fischer.
- 14. A US policy that actively tried to stop the spread of Communism in the world.
- 16. A conflict in which a major power does not directly become involved (ex. Vietnam).
- 17. The last name of the Soviet Union leader that famously negotiated with Reagan about de-escalating the Cold War.