Cuban Missile Crisis

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Across
  1. 2. Feared outcome of the standoff
  2. 4. Absence of war
  3. 7. To take away or withdraw
  4. 9. Direct communication link established
  5. 10. Another name for the USA
  6. 12. Soviet leader during the crisis
  7. 13. An agreement or arrangement
  8. 14. A deadlock or stalemate
  9. 16. State of readiness for danger
  10. 19. Feared attack on Cuba
  11. 22. Negotiation between nations
  12. 23. Duration of the crisis, thirteen
  13. 24. Taking back or removing
  14. 27. Those who favored peaceful solutions
  15. 28. Country where US missiles were stationed
  16. 29. Naval action to prevent entry
  17. 30. A warning of danger
  18. 32. Edge of war or disaster
  19. 35. Notice of impending danger
  20. 36. Underwater vessel
  21. 38. U2 spy aircraft used
  22. 39. Branch that enforced the quarantine
Down
  1. 1. US term for the naval blockade
  2. 3. Kept from public knowledge
  3. 5. Russian side in the conflict
  4. 6. The end of a problem
  5. 8. Month the crisis took place
  6. 11. Island where missiles were placed
  7. 15. A formal agreement or treaty
  8. 17. US trade ban on Cuba
  9. 18. Cuban revolutionary leader
  10. 20. Cuba's geographical form
  11. 21. Weapons at the center of the crisis
  12. 25. General term for armaments
  13. 26. Strong emotion during the crisis
  14. 28. Strain between nations
  15. 31. Those who favored military action
  16. 33. US President during the crisis
  17. 34. A time of intense difficulty
  18. 37. Type of powerful weapon