Across
- 5. This symbol of the Cold War was finally torn down in 1989
- 7. The U.S. and U.N. committed troops to support this place led by Syngman Rhee
- 9. A buffer-zone between North and South Korea where no fighting is allowed
- 10. The new general secretary of USSR who promoted openness and restructuring of the economy
- 13. Communist revolutionary of Cuba; American's failed to get rid of him
- 14. What policy did the U.S. adopt, vowing to stop the spread of communism?
- 16. This collection of 15 republics dissolved in 1991
Down
- 1. Americans threaten all out nuclear war to deter a Soviet attack
- 2. Nixon's plan to train the S. Vietnamese to defend themselves w/out America's help
- 3. Tactics such as ambushes and booby traps used by the Viet Cong
- 4. Northern fighters that supported Minh/communism
- 6. These long-range, self-guided missiles made an attack across the globe possible
- 8. Competition between the 2 superpowers to stockpile nuclear arms
- 11. This proxy war took place in SE Asia from 1955-1975
- 12. The understanding that initiating a nuclear attack would mean your own nation would be destroyed by the enemy’s arsenal
- 15. Americans were guilty of housing warheads in this nation, close to the USSR
