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- 5. The young Soviet Premier that placed his people first and was willing to work with an American President earnestly (specifically Reagan)
- 7. The historic U.S. aid initiative to speed western Europe’s recovery after World War II, amounting to $13.2 billion - $135 billion in today’s money (two words, no space)
- 9. In October 1962, an American U-2 spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union on the island of ____
- 10. The location where the atomic bomb code-named "Little Boy" was dropped
- 11. America’s defeat of the Japanese navy at the Battle of ____ in June 1942 put an end to any chance of Japan’s naval advancement toward the Western hemisphere
- 13. The political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after World War II to seal off itself and its dependent eastern and central European allies from open contact with the West and other noncommunist areas - made famous by Winston Churchill (two words, no spaces)
- 14. The resolution that authorized LBJ to “take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression” by the communist government of North Vietnam. (three words, no space)
- 15. ______ War - the longest and bloodiest war in US history
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- 1. The location where Japan launched a surprise attack against the US, indicating America's formal entry into WWII(two words, no space)
- 2. Camp ____ Accords, signed by President Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in September 1978, established a framework for a historic peace treaty concluded between Israel and Egypt in March 1979.
- 3. Established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces(two words, no space)
- 4. A Cold War policy that suggested a communist government in one nation would quickly lead to communist takeovers in neighboring states (two words, no spaces)
- 6. In response to the 1948 Soviet blockade of land routes into West Berlin, the US began a massive ______ of food, water, and medicine to the citizens of the besieged city of over 2 million people.
- 8. The only US President to ever resign from the office
- 9. "Let our position be absolutely clear: An attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force."(two words, no space)
- 12. period of the easing of Cold War tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union from 1967 to 1979. The era was a time of increased trade and cooperation with the Soviet Union and the signing of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) treaties. Relations cooled again with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.