NATO, Shutdown

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Across
  1. 3. A formal agreement between countries, like the one that created NATO.
  2. 8. One of the newest members of NATO, joined in 2023.
  3. 9. Most NATO countries are located on this continent.
  4. 10. The main goal of NATO is to provide this for its members.
  5. 11. When government workers are temporarily sent home without pay.
  6. 13. The government must pass this to keep running.
  7. 15. Workers who must keep working during a shutdown.
  8. 16. A group of countries that agree to defend each other.
  9. 17. Shutdowns often happen because of these types of political disputes.
Down
  1. 1. The period when NATO was created to counter the Soviet Union.
  2. 2. When the government partially or fully stops working due to lack of funding.
  3. 4. The NATO rule that says an attack on one is an attack on all.
  4. 5. The branch of the U.S. government responsible for passing funding bills.
  5. 6. This country officially became a NATO member in 2024.
  6. 7. A shutdown happens when this runs out for government operations.
  7. 12. This country sees NATO as a threat and invaded Ukraine in 2022.
  8. 14. NATO has done this over time, adding more member countries.