Fabulous Fifties Scandal

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Across
  1. 3. Abbreviation for the Soviet Union
  2. 5. Soviet leader until his death in 1953
  3. 6. Conference where the Vietnam War was temporarily halted in 1954
  4. 8. Strategic waterway discussed in U.S. foreign policy, like the Persian Gulf
  5. 9. Vice President under Eisenhower, later became President
  6. 12. Speech by Nixon defending a political gift
  7. 13. Residential areas that expanded rapidly in the U.S. during the 1950s
  8. 14. U.S. program to rebuild Europe after WWII, effects seen in the 1950s
  9. 18. Another name for Taiwan, central in 1950s U.S.-China relations
  10. 19. Powerful weapon tested by the U.S. in 1952
  11. 20. Chinese Communist leader during the 1950s
  12. 21. British leader who coined the term "Iron Curtain"
  13. 24. International body founded in 1945, active in 1950s conflicts
  14. 26. Competition between the U.S. and USSR for nuclear supremacy
  15. 28. Leader of North Vietnam in the 1950s
  16. 30. FBI Director who led anti-communist efforts
  17. 31. American spy plane shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960
  18. 32. Organization of American States, strengthened in the 1950s
  19. 33. U.S. agency involved in covert operations during the 1950s
  20. 34. Egyptian leader who nationalized the Suez Canal
  21. 35. City where school desegregation led to a crisis in 1957
  22. 36. The domain of the U.S.-Soviet race, spurred by Sputnik in 1957
Down
  1. 1. Conference where post-war Europe was discussed, influencing the 1950s
  2. 2. 1956 uprising against Soviet control
  3. 4. Structure erected in 1961, symbolizing Cold War division
  4. 5. Alliance aimed at preventing communist expansion in Southeast Asia
  5. 7. U.S. Secretary of State, key figure in Eisenhower’s foreign policy
  6. 10. Act that targeted communists and other subversive groups
  7. 11. Theory that if one country fell to communism, others would follow
  8. 15. Couple executed for espionage in 1953
  9. 16. Eastern European nation that revolted against Soviet control
  10. 17. Conflict between North and South Korea, with U.S. involvement
  11. 22. Nickname for Louis Armstrong, who was active during this era
  12. 23. The main adversary of the U.S. during the Cold War
  13. 25. Island where Chinese Nationalists retreated after the civil war
  14. 27. Fear of communism that gripped the U.S. in the 1950s
  15. 29. Agreement that ended active fighting in the Korean War