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When the Soviet Union set up nuclear missiles in Cuba
____ Pact was an alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European countries
A botched attempt by the US to take over the government of Fidel Castro
The Berlin ____ was when the Allies flew food and supplies over East Germany to the city of Berlin
Government of the Soviet Union where there was no private property
War fought at the 38th parallel
An easing of relations between the Soviet Union and the US
The subject of this crossword puzzle
Ho ____ Minh :Leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam war
Country where the Soviet Union fought a long and wasteful war against rebels called the Mujahideen
The _____ Union was the superpower that fought the cold war against the United States
The ____ Doctrine was a US policy designed to stop the spread of communism
President during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Bay of Pigs
The ___ Curtain
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Senator Joseph ____ orchestrated the Red Scare against communism in the United States
The Yom Kippur War was fought between this country and the Arab states of Egypt and Syria
She was the British Prime Minister during much the Cold War
City with a wall around it to prevent people from escaping from East Germany
United States president who said “tear down this wall”
The Suez Crisis occurred when Egypt took control of this waterway
German philosopher and author who wrote about the idea of communism as a government
A _____ weapon uses nuclear forces to create an enormous explosion
Leader of Cuba
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
A policy by which the Soviet government was more open and allowed for some level of freedom of speech
Acronym for the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
___ Zedong was the founder of Communist China
The United States and the Soviet Union during the cold war were often called by this name to reflect their military strength
Neil ____ was the first man to set foot on the Moon
Soviet leader Mikhail ______ brought reform to the Soviet Union and helped to end the Cold War
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