"International Conflicts Vocabulary Crossword": HTML5 Crossword

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4. conflicts between different nation-states and conflicts between people and organizations in different nation-states (13,8)
6. the war fought mainly in Europe and the Middle East, between the Central Powers and the Allies, beginning on July 28, 1914, and ending on November 11, 1918, with the collapse of the Central Powers (5,3,7)
7. an international organization formed in 1945 to increase political and economic cooperation among member countries. The organization works on economic and social development programs, improving human rights and reducing global conflicts. (6,7)
9. war between the forces of the United Nations, led by the United States, and those of Iraq that followed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990 (also known as the Iraq War) (4,3,4)
10. an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action (14)
13. this is intended to save lives, alleviate suffering and maintain human dignity during and after man-made crises and disasters caused by natural hazards, as well as to prevent and strengthen preparedness for when such situations occur (12,6)
15. A war, also called the Korean conflict, fought in the early 1950s between the United Nations, supported by the United States, and the communist Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) (6,6)
16. 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. (5,7,6)
17. a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries. (13)
19. war between the forces of the United Nations, led by the United States, and those of Iraq that followed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990 (4,3,4)
20. the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations (11)

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1. a bay of the Caribbean Sea in southwest Cuba: site of attempted invasion of Cuba by anti-Castro forces April 1961 (3,2,7)
2. a way for two or more parties to find a peaceful solution to a disagreement among them (8,10)
3. to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash (10)
5. an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949 (5,8,6,14)
8. a military engagement (8,7)
11. a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule. (15)
12. a conflict, starting in 1954 and ending in 1975, between South Vietnam (later aided by the U.S., South Korea, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand, and New Zealand) and the Vietcong and North Vietnam (7,3)
14. the active maintenance of a truce between nations or communities, especially by an international military force (12)
18. the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims. (9)