Cold War

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Across
  1. 2. easing of Cold War tensions and hostility between the east and west during 1970s
  2. 6. nations under the influence and pressure of the Soviet Union
  3. 8. first major battle of the Cold War fought by communist and non-communist
  4. 11. struggle for power that took place between the united states and the soviet union after WW2
  5. 12. A free market where business owners control the economy
  6. 13. mutual defense pact formed by the U.S, Canada, and Western Europe nations in 1949
  7. 14. Leader of the Soviet Union at the end of WWII
  8. 16. belief that if Vietnam fell to the communists, the rest of Asia would fall
  9. 18. an economic system based on the holding of all property in common
  10. 20. a competition between nations to achieve weapons superiority
  11. 22. military pact for the Soviet Union and their allies
  12. 23. barrier built to prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West.
  13. 24. A failed attempt by the U.S. and C.I.A. trained Cuban exiles, to infiltrate on Castro's Communist influence on Latin America.
  14. 25. President of the United States at the end of WWII.
  15. 26. the U.S policy of attempting to restrict soviet power and influence around the world by preventing the spread of communism
  16. 27. operation that moved supplies into West Berlin by american and British Planes during Soviet blockade
Down
  1. 1. an extremely powerful and influential nation
  2. 3. The kind of bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  3. 4. Gorbachev’s policy of “openness” through free speech and elections
  4. 5. President of the U.S. during the Cuban Missile Crisis
  5. 7. international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and cooperation among nations
  6. 9. an indirect war with an enemy using a third party
  7. 10. 13 Day long stand off between the Soviet Union and The U.S., during which a blockade was imposed on Cuba, to prevent Soviet ships bringing missiles capable of attacking mainland America.
  8. 15. war between North and South Vietnam
  9. 17. U.S aid plan designed to promote economic recovery in Europe after WW2
  10. 19. ideological barrier that divided eastern and western Europe during the cold war
  11. 21. competition of space exploration between United States and Soviet Union