20th Century
Across
- 2. modern leader who brought democracy and free market capitalism to the Soviet Union
- 6. A 20th/century competition between the United States and the Soviet Union for supremecy in space exploration
- 7. Alliance of nations including Germany and Japan during WWII
- 9. Alliance of nations including the U.S., Britain, and the Soviet Union during WWII
- 13. The theatre where Allies battled Germany
- 14. non-fighting war between the United States and the Soviet Union over influence in the world
- 15. U.S. ideology stating that if one country fell to communism then neighboring countries would follow suit
- 18. nuclear weapon used to defeat Japan and save American lives
- 20. When money loses value while the costs of goods increases
- 23. Racial discrimination directed towards Jewish people
- 24. U.S. naval base that was bombed by the Japanese forcing the U.S. to enter WWII
- 27. created by the United Nations in 1947 as a Jewish homeland
- 28. Site where Soviet arms were smuggled in order to put military pressure on America
- 29. Communist leader and successor to Vladimir Lenin who developed the Five Year Plan
Down
- 1. The theatre where the United States fought Japan
- 3. U.S. foreign policy focusing on suppressing the spread of Communism
- 4. country that saw two wars with the United States over territory, resources, and alleged weapons of mass destruction
- 5. Post-World War II alliance headed by the Soviet Union
- 8. military strategy designed to defeat Japan one island at a time
- 10. Bolshevik leader who began the communist Russian Revolution
- 11. the geographic region containing Japan's empire
- 12. work camp; place where prisoners were forced to perform menial tasks
- 16. nation in the middle east punished after World War II for its alliance with Germany
- 17. successor to the League of Nations; designed to prevent future wars
- 19. An unsuccessful military invasion into Cuba to halt Fidel Castro's nationalistic policies
- 21. Avoiding war by making concessions to Hitler's actions
- 22. Treaty that ended WWI and punished Germany
- 23. A 20th/century competition between the United States and the Soviet Union for supremecy in military weaponry
- 25. the systematic mass extermination of the Jewish people
- 26. place where prisoners were sent for extermination
- 30. Post-World War II alliance headed by the United States