Across
- 3. Nation invaded by the Soviet Union in 1979.
- 5. Organization of countries in the Middle East and Africa that produce and export petroleum throughout the world. (Abbv.)
- 6. Presidential scandal in 1972.
- 10. "Opened" by East Germany on November 9th, 1989.
- 11. The Peace Accords to end the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War are held here in 1973.
- 12. Long range missile that had production limited after the SALT talks began.
- 13. Had to stay in the lunar module.
- 15. The first U.S President to visit Moscow while in office.
- 17. One of the most aggressive climate change bills ever passed, the U.S. refused to sign it due its moderate stance on China.
- 19. In 1989, over 1 million people protested for political reforms in this nation’s Tiananmen Square.
- 23. In 1998, he becomes the first U.S. President to have been impeached since 1868.
- 25. Resigns as the Soviet union's last general secretary on December 25th, 1991.
- 26. The Olympics are held here in 1984.
- 27. Treaty that sought to limit the amount of ICBM’s and SLBM’s that a country was able to produce. (Abbv.)
- 28. Second person to step on the moon.
- 29. Trade agreement that abolished all North American tariffs.
- 30. Held at Moscow in 1980, the U.S. boycotted it in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
- 34. Lunar module that landed on the moon on July 20th, 1969.
- 37. First person to step on the moon.
- 38. Won the presidential election in 1976.
- 40. A relaxation in tensions.
- 41. The first U.S. President to visit China while in office.
- 42. Became president after Nixon resigned.
Down
- 1. On October 3rd, 1990, this country's East and West borders are reunited as its flag gets raised over the Brandenburg Bridge.
- 2. The U.S. gives this landmark back to Panama in December of 1999.
- 4. "Dissolves" into 15 different republics on December 26th, 1991.
- 7. "Independent" city in Germany at the center of controversy between the Soviet Union and the Western Allies.
- 8. The Olympics are held here in 1980.
- 9. Spending more money than what is received in revenue.
- 14. His five years in the white house saw the end of American involvement in the Vietnam War, detente with the Soviet Union and China, and established the Environmental Protection Agency.
- 16. When the value of a dollar decreases due to an overabundance of currency in relation of the proportion of goods and services.
- 18. Nixon was the first U.S. President to visit this country.
- 20. Ford was the first U.S. President to be this.
- 21. One of the world's largest shopping outlets, it is opened in Minneapolis, MN, in 1992.
- 22. Explodes in Ukraine on April 26th, 1986.
- 24. Nixon was the first U.S. President to do this.
- 31. Militants from this country stormed the U.S. embassy in 1979, and took 52 Americans hostage for 444 days.
- 32. 43-day offensive in 1991 by an American-lead coalition force, after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
- 33. Economy during international conflict.
- 35. A U.S. military base in the nation was attacked by a truck bomb in 1983 killing 241 American soldiers.
- 36. Treaty between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in 1979 that reduced certain nuclear weapons and allowed each nation to inspect one another’s weapon bases. (Abbv.)
- 39. The American Hostage Crisis in Iran ended 33 minutes after his inaugural address.
