Cold War Crossword Puzzle

an international organization, with headquarters in New York City, formed to promote international peace, signed by 51 founding countries in 1945
A confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over the presence of missile sites in Cuba; one of the “hottest” periods of the Cold War
A war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (with the support the United States) from 1950-1953
Military conflict (1954-1975) between South Vietnam, supported by United States forces, and Communist North Vietnam. The war resulted in a North Vietnamese victory and unification of Vietnam under Communist rule.
Mutual defense treaty by the Soviet Union to strengthen its hold over its satellite nations in Eastern Europe, created as a response to NATO
The first successful satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union
A Communist led army and guerrilla force in South Vietnam that fought its government and was supported by North Vietnam
Marked increase in the birth rate following World War II (born 1946-1964)
Idea that if one key nation in a region fell to Communism, others would follow like toppling dominoes, the theory was used by many American leaders to justify American intervention in the Vietnam War
The turning point of the Vietnam War