This Week's Crossword: The Cuban Missile Crisis

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Across
  1. 3. of Pigs / Where an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the Castro government in Cuba took place.
  2. 5. / A United States policy to prevent the spread of communism abroad.
  3. 7. / A "stateless" and "classless" society that directly opposes capitalism.
  4. 8. / An agency that was created by Truman to calm the public's fear of being attacked by a nuclear bomb.
  5. 10. Line / A communicating system that was supposed to help speed communication between the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union and help prevent the possibility of an accidental war.
  6. 11. / Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
  7. 12. of Influence / A country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority.
  8. 13. World / Non-communist countries of the world.
  9. 14. Retaliation / An Eisenhower policy that stated that any act of aggression by the USSR would result in a crushing, overwhelming force, perhaps even nuclear weapons.
  10. 15. War / A competition that would develop between the U.S. and the USSR for power and influence in the world.
Down
  1. 1. / An act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
  2. 2. / Pushing a situation to the verge of nuclear war in hopes that the opponent backs down.
  3. 4. Race / A competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons.
  4. 6. / United States General in WWII; became President during the Cold War.
  5. 7. / Prime Minister of Cuba.
  6. 9. Bay / The biggest Hot Spot on the island nation of Communist Cuba.
  7. 11. / President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis.