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5. -a notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989.
6. a collective defense treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe
9. -the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
10. North Atlantic treaty organization
11. the belief in and worship of a superhuman power or powers, especially a God or gods.
12. the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.

1. Gagarin first man to space
2. destruction or slaughter on a mass scale
3. Scramble for africa
4. Creation of bombs in Manhattan
7. the US policy during the Cold War
8. -a dramatic and sustained downturn in economic activity, with symptoms including a sharp fall in economic growth, employment, and production.