Superpowers crossword 1941-1991

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Across
  1. 1. Kennedy secretly agreed to remove missiles from this nation in exchange for Khrushchev removing them from Cuba
  2. 3. Invasion of this country by the USSR triggered the end of détente on Christmas Day 1979
  3. 6. War between Syria/Egypt and Israel during détente, resolved by UN peacekeeping forces
  4. 7. Churchill's speech on the divisions in Eastern Europe
  5. 12. This said that the Soviet Union had the right to interfere with internal affairs of Eastern Bloc states
  6. 15. $12.7 billion dollars was sent to war-torn countries by the US under this
  7. 16. Western defence alliance, established 1949
  8. 17. American singer - doctrine named after him as Eastern Bloc countries were allowed to do things 'their way'.
  9. 18. June 1948 to May 1949 - supplies had to be airlifted into West Berlin
  10. 20. Nickname for countries under Soviet influence in Eastern Europe
  11. 21. Boycotted in 1980 by the US and 61 other countries
  12. 22. Communist defence alliance, established 1955
Down
  1. 2. Reagan called the USSR an _____ ______ in 1982
  2. 4. Set up by the Soviet Union in 1947 to ensure Communist foreign policy was followed
  3. 5. Dictator of Cuba overthrown by Fidel Castro, 1959
  4. 8. Means 'restructuring', part of 'New Thinking' alongside Glasnost
  5. 9. Location of summit where Khrushchev increased defence spending by 30%, when the US refused to withdraw from West Berlin
  6. 10. Leader of the USSR who resigned and dissolved the Soviet Union, December 1991
  7. 11. This treaty eliminated all missiles with a range of 500-5500km in 1987
  8. 13. Failed invasion of Cuba by US, 1961
  9. 14. Where Germany was divided into 4 zones by Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt
  10. 15. Location of 1989 summit where George Bush proclaimed 'we can realise a lasting peace'
  11. 16. Surname of Hungarian leader during 1956 Uprising
  12. 19. Group of communist officials who organised a coup against the Soviet government in August 1991