Cold War unit 8 Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, a major superpower during the Cold War
  2. 6. Conflict between groups within the same country
  3. 9. Island to which the nationalist leaders retreated
  4. 11. Leader who established the People's Republic of China
  5. 14. Political ideology that gained power in China in 1949
  6. 15. Relating to a population sharing cultural traditions
  7. 16. Region in South Asia that was a site of conflict between India and Pakistan
  8. 17. Egyptian leader who nationalized the Suez Canal
  9. 20. Waterway nationalized by Egypt
  10. 23. Technology developed and used during World War II, which became a focus of the Cold War
  11. 25. Empire that dominated much of the Middle East for 600 years
  12. 28. Hindu-majority country formed after the separation of British India
  13. 29. Muslim-majority country formed after the separation of British India
  14. 31. System of ideas, especially one concerning politics
  15. 32. A union formed for mutual benefit, often between countries
  16. 34. European control and influence over territories, which Middle Eastern leaders sought to cast off
  17. 36. Symbol of China being "carved up" by foreign powers
  18. 39. Foreign influences exploiting a country's weak state
  19. 41. Country that gained full control from the British in 1919
  20. 44. The process by which new, independent nations and governments emerged after the end of European empires
  21. 45. Site of a nuclear disaster
  22. 46. Leader of the independence movement against British control in South Asia
Down
  1. 1. A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, like the Chinese Communist Revolution
  2. 3. Secret agreement between Britain and France to divide Ottoman territories
  3. 4. The ideological rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union
  4. 5. A region that was heavily shaped by the end of the Ottoman Empire and European colonialism
  5. 7. Revolution that overthrew China's last imperial dynasty
  6. 8. Political party that tried to rebuild China after the revolution
  7. 10. Those who exploit weak states for foreign gain
  8. 12. The rapid increase and spread of nuclear weapons
  9. 13. Conference where newly independent nations discussed non-alignment
  10. 18. The US and the Soviet Union, which competed for influence over new nations
  11. 19. City in Japan where the first nuclear weapon was used
  12. 21. Region where the US protected economic interests
  13. 22. Leader of the People's Republic of China
  14. 24. Language imposed on East Pakistan
  15. 26. Economic system that aims to redistribute resources
  16. 27. Language spoken in East Pakistan
  17. 30. A formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries
  18. 33. Economic system of the Soviet Union and China
  19. 35. A major superpower during the Cold War
  20. 37. Formerly East Pakistan, gained independence in 1971
  21. 38. City in Japan where a nuclear weapon was detonated
  22. 40. Competition between the US and USSR to accumulate more nuclear weapons
  23. 42. Economic system of the United States
  24. 43. Country where the US intervened in politics in the 1950s