5.01 Graded Assignment: Cuban Missile Crisis_Asya_Yuksel

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Across
  1. 5. Through aerial photographs, an American aircraft discovered Soviet missile installations in Cuba.
  2. 7. Missiles with a long range capable of carrying nuclear warheads between continents.
  3. 9. In the resolution, the United States agreed to remove missiles from Turkey as part of a secret agreement.
  4. 10. Aiming for the most favorable outcome by pushing a situation to the brink of disaster.
  5. 16. President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He played an important role in resolving the conflict.
  6. 19. Often referred to as "the most dangerous moment in history," this month marked the beginning of the crisis.
Down
  1. 1. A nuclear war would result in total destruction on both sides, discouraging the use of nuclear weapons.
  2. 2. This was a failed invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles backed by the United States; it increased tensions and contributed to the missile crisis.
  3. 3. A Communist leader of Cuba who allowed the Soviet Union to place nuclear missiles on the island.
  4. 4. He was the leader of the Soviet Union during the crisis and agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba.
  5. 6. This was the highest level of military alert for the United States during the crisis, just short of war.
  6. 8. After the crisis, Washington and Moscow established a direct communication link in order to prevent future misunderstandings.
  7. 11. An advisory group of Kennedy's top advisers who met during the crisis to discuss U.S. options.
  8. 12. In response to the missile threat, President Kennedy ordered the U.S. Navy to prevent Soviet ships from delivering more weapons to Cuba.
  9. 13. There was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba.
  10. 14. To avoid the appearance of an act of war, the United States called its naval blockade a "quarantine."
  11. 15. A period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union following World War II.
  12. 17. During the Cuban missile crisis, the U.S. presented photographic evidence of missiles in Cuba to the United Nations.
  13. 18. The Soviet Union placed weapons in Cuba that could strike most of the United States in minutes.