| Hint | Answer |
| Soviet leader emerging by 1955 | |
| US President 1953-61 | |
| Country seeking to remove Soviets in 1956 | |
| Communist leader | |
| Reforming leader selected | |
| Western powers distracted by... | |
| US fear the USSR had more planes | |
| US fear the USSR had lead in new technology | |
| Long range nuclear weapon | |
| May 1960 incident | |
| Pilot involved | |
| 1st Satellite | |
| 1st Man in Space | |
| Built in August 1961 | |
| Said I am a Doughnut | |
| Pro-Western Leader of Cuba | |
| Revolutionary turned Leader | |
| Failed landing in April 1961 | |
| US Principle of independence in Western Hemisphere | |
| Group decided US response to missiles on Cuba | |
| US name for Blockade | |
| Highest state of alert reached | |
| Negotiator with Soviets/US Attorney General | |
| Where Jupiter missiles were based | |
| Name for warlike advisors to the President | |
| Date of Cuban Missiles Crisis | |
| Agreement to improve East/West Communication | |
| Agreement to limit nuclear capacity | |