Aftermath of WWII
Across
- 3. a nation that can influence international events by having a strong military and/or economy
- 4. alliance formed in 1955 by the Eastern Bloc including the US
- 6. democratic countries of Western Europe including the US
- 9. laws that apply during times of war to protect people who are not taking part of hostilities
- 11. alliance formed in 1949 by the Western Bloc countries
- 12. an act committed during war that is an offense against humanity
Down
- 1. boundary line between the communist countries in the Eastern Bloc and democratic countries of the Western Bloc
- 2. program by which the US gave billions of dollars to aid European countries to help them rebuild from the devastation of WWII
- 5. a political and economic system in which the government owns and controls most everything and wealth is distributed as the government chooses
- 7. political hostility and military rivalry between the USSR and US from 1945-1991
- 8. an international organization formed in 1945 to encourage and maintain world peace
- 10. communist countries of Eastern Europe including the USSR