SE Asia - Alex, Sam, and Ethan

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Across
  1. 3. a military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force.
  2. 5. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
  3. 7. a member of a communist-dominated nationalist movement, formed in 1941, that fought for Vietnamese independence from French rule. Members of the Vietminh later joined with the Vietcong
  4. 12. A series of major attacks by communist forces in the Vietnam War.
  5. 14. the title of a gradual and sustained aerial bombardment campaign conducted by the U.S. 2nd Air Division
  6. 15. a person who supports or believes in the principles of communism.
  7. 16. the teachings of the Buddha, showing all of society’s misery
  8. 18. the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits
  9. 19. end of the cycle of suffering, ultimate goal for Buddhists
Down
  1. 1. a member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces.
  2. 2. a temporary suspension of fighting, typically one during which peace talks take place; a truce.
  3. 4. region of volcanoes and earthquakes surrounding the Pacific Ocean
  4. 6. the quest for a way of life that would give the greatest value to human existence and help relieve the world of suffering
  5. 8. military government involving the suspension of ordinary law.
  6. 9. a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain
  7. 10. the US policy of withdrawing its troops and transferring the responsibility and direction of the war effort to the government of South Vietnam.
  8. 11. the theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries, like a falling domino causing an entire row of upended dominoes to fall.
  9. 13. largest temple in the world, Hindu temple built in the 1100s by the Khmer civilization
  10. 17. the self, the cause of all misery