8.1 Setting The Stage For the Cold War

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Across
  1. 3. A state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare, especially between the U.S. and Soviet Union after WWII.
  2. 6. The alliance of the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union during World War II, represented by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin
  3. 7. An economic system in which trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit; promoted by the U.S. during the Cold War
  4. 9. President of the United States during most of World War II; represented the U.S. in the Big Three and played a major role in shaping the post-war world
  5. 10. An international organization formed after WWII to promote peace, cooperation, and security; the Soviet Union agreed to join it during the Yalta Conference
  6. 11. The principle that countries should choose their own governments and leaders, which influenced decolonization movements after WWII
  7. 12. Held in Crimea to discuss post-war Europe; Stalin agreed to fight Japan, allow free elections in Poland, and join the United Nations
  8. 13. A meeting of the Big Three in Iran where they coordinated military strategy and discussed post-war plans; Stalin pushed for a second front in Europe
  9. 15. Indirect conflicts between the U.S. and USSR where each side supported opposing factions in other countries rather than fighting each other directly
  10. 16. A competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union for supremacy in space exploration during the Cold War
  11. 17. A political and economic system advocating for state ownership and a classless society; promoted by the Soviet Union during the Cold War
Down
  1. 1. The process by which colonies gained independence from European powers, accelerated by WWII and Cold War dynamics.
  2. 2. Efforts by both the U.S. and USSR to influence global and domestic public opinion during the Cold War through media and messaging
  3. 4. Leader of the Soviet Union during and after World War II; played a key role in post-war negotiations and the rise of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe
  4. 5. A Cold War competition between the U.S. and USSR to develop and accumulate powerful weapons, particularly nuclear arms
  5. 8. Post-German surrender conference where U.S. President Truman pushed for free elections in Eastern Europe, which Stalin rejected, increasing Cold War tensions
  6. 14. A powerful nuclear weapon used by the U.S. against Japan in 1945, symbolizing U.S. military dominance at the end of WWII