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- 6. The US program that aimed to send astronauts to the moon during the Cold War.
- 7. acronym for the US intelligence agency established during the Cold War. (Central Intelligence Agency).
- 8. The first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, sparking the space race.
- 12. The policy of using threats & military buildup to prevent the spread of communism, popularized by President Eisenhower. Massive ____
- 13. Economic & military alliance established by the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries in 1955. ____ Pact
- 14. The conflict from 1950 to 1953 between North Korea and South Korea. ____ War
- 15. organization established in 1945 to promote international cooperation and prevent future conflicts. United ___
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- 1. The term used to describe the competition between the United States & the Soviet Union for influence & control in the post-World War II era.
- 2. The U.S. Senator who led investigations into alleged communist infiltration in the gov't & entertainment industry. Joseph ___
- 3. The dividing line between East and West Germany during the Cold War. ___ Wall.
- 4. The U.S. policy of providing economic and military aid to countries resisting communist aggression, initiated in 1947. ___ Plan
- 5. The doctrine established in 1947 by President Truman to contain the spread of communism. Truman ___
- 9. The Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Nikita ___.
- 10. Military alliance formed in 1949 between Western European countries & the United States, Canada, & others. (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
- 11. The Cuban revolutionary who came to power in 1959 & aligned with the Soviet Union, leading to the Cuban Missile Crisis. ___ Castro
