The early Cold War

5. An invasion that was a failed military landing operation
7. Describes a period of intense anti-communism
8. He served as prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam from 1945 to 1955 and as president from 1945 until his death, in 1969
10. An American Lawyer
11. In Cuba, the 26th of July Movement, led by young revolutionaries Fidel Castro and Che Guevara
13. First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964
16. President of the United States during the time
17. The launch of Sputnik inaugurated it.
18. The controversial Soviet leader
19. Fundamental US foreign policy during the Cold War

1. The name given to the Eastern European nations that were under the control of the Soviet Union
2. An incident that led to the United States engaging more directly in the Vietnam War
3. Plan to give aid to European countries to help them recover from the war
4. A war where Northern Korean People's Army invaded South Korean
6. A term used by Winston Churchill in a speech to describe the growing divide between western democracies and Soviet-influenced states
9. Died at age 48
11. Advocated managing Cold War tensions with a view toward a favorable mutual resolution
12. Massive military build-up, especially of nuclear weapons
14. A US government agency formed in 1947
15. A war during 1955-1975