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- 3. The island nation where a tense standoff over nuclear missions took place between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
- 7. An Alliance of western democracies, led by the U.S. against the spread of communism.
- 10. The notion that communism would spread from one nation to another if left unchecked was called the theory.
- 11. The American foreign policy that attempted to prevent communism from spreading to other countries.
- 12. American president who led the nation during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- 13. A political and social system where the state dominates all aspects of society.
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- 1. This was the Wisconsin Senator who accused many members of the government, media, entertainment and military of being communists, often without evidence.
- 2. A political and social system where the people elect their representatives in government.
- 4. The German city that was cut off by the U.S.S.R. and had to be supplied by a vast airlift campaign by the West.
- 5. The southeast Asian country where the U.S. fought a war from 1964 and 1975.
- 6. American president who led the U.S. during the Korean War.
- 7. American president who ended the Vietnam War and resigned from office due to the Watergate Scandal.
- 8. President after JFK who escalated the Vietnam War.
- 9. The first major conflict of the Cold War was fought between communist and anti-communist forces in this divided Asian country.