The Crisis of Cuba

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Across
  1. 2. Leader of the Soviet Union during this crisis.
  2. 4. What the U.S. Was trying to do to Cuba in order to stop missile carrying ships from entering it.
  3. 5. The government organization responsible for conducting the Bay of Pigs operation.
  4. 7. This doctrine made by a U.S. President was the reason the U.S. Stored its weapons in Turkey.
  5. 8. The city in Florida where many Cubans tried to travel to to escape their country.
  6. 9. The crisis between the United States against Cuba and the Soviet Union. This involved the placement of nuclear missiles.
  7. 11. A small nation that was invaded by the U.S. and was used for missile storage by the U.S.S.R.
  8. 13. This union was sending nuclear weapons to Cuba.
  9. 16. This treaty between the United States and Soviet Union barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere.
  10. 18. The United States president during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
  11. 20. Recently self-appointed Cuban dictator during the crises.
  12. 21. The United States was allowed stored nuclear missiles in this country near the Soviet Union.
Down
  1. 1. Arming a nation for total war including military and nuclear. Kennedy was criticized for using this.
  2. 3. These were stored in Turkey and Cuba and would cause major destruction.
  3. 6. What Castro relied on when people of Cuba did not agree with him.
  4. 10. What the U.S. tried to do in Cuba to topple the dictator.
  5. 12. What the CIA failed at striking in Cuba and reported it sucessful.
  6. 14. This date in 1962 was when photographs were first released of Cuban missile bases.
  7. 15. A political group blamed for the loss of Cuba.
  8. 17. Where the United States landed in Cuba while trying to topple the government.
  9. 19. A phone line dedicated between the United States and Kremlin.