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3. of the bowling alley, proved that U.S m26 Pershing and m4a3e8 Sherman tanks could take on north Koreas t34/85 from the Soviet Union by using the valley geography to lead the tank into a kill zone
7. Churchill, Famously coined the term "Iron Curtain" in a 1946 speech, signaling the beginning of the Cold War.
9. , Made the first successful atomic bomb.
12. F. Kennedy, President at the time. Managed the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis, bringing the U.S. to the brink of nuclear war.
14. of Pigs, a small inlet on the southern coast of Cuba that served as the landing site for a failed U.S.-backed military invasion in April 1961
15. Curtain, Divided Europe into two separate areas
17. Pact, Soviet-led military and political alliance in Eastern Europe

1. intense anti-communist suspicion in the US during the early 1950s characterized by reckless accusations of disloyalty.
2. Stalin, Communist leader of USSR. Initiated the split with the West, hardened the Iron Curtain, and oversaw the start of the post-WWII tensions.
4. Missile Crisis, confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union triggered by Soviet nuclear missiles installed in Cuba
5. Race, Competition between the US and USSR to achieve superiority in space exploration
6. War, North Korea, supported by the USSR and China, invades South Korea.
8. Doctrine, Provide military and economic aid to prevent the spread of communism
10. War, A war instigated by a major power that does not itself become involved, such as the Korean War (1950–1953).
11. S. Truman, Initiated the policy of containment, the Truman Doctrine, and the Marshall Plan to stop the spread of communism.
13. Race, competition for military superiority, specifically in nuclear weapons between the US and the USSR.
16. military alliance between Europe and North America