Cold War
Across
- 4. an economic system based on the idea that farms and businesses should be owned in common by the workers who do the labor
- 6. to become involved in something in order to influence what happens
- 10. the global struggle for power and influence between the United States and the Soviet Union that followed World War II
- 11. the act of getting or obtaining something
- 12. the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information
- 14. an economic system based on private ownership of farms and businesses
- 15. not supporting either side of an argument, dispute, or war
- 17. political philosophy or system marked by strong central authority that places the nation above individual rights and freedoms
- 19. to declare to be blameworthy or evil
- 20. a competition to develop and manufacture more and more powerful weapons
Down
- 1. to put an end to or get rid of
- 2. the U.S. policy of fighting the spread of communism by limiting it to countries where it already existed
- 3. an international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and cooperation among the world’s nations
- 5. a U.S. aid plan designed to promote economic recovery in Europe after World War II
- 7. to be most noticeable within a group
- 8. close watch kept over someone or something, especially by a detective or investigator
- 9. a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
- 13. to declare a person innocent of a crime or wrongdoing
- 16. a list of people or groups who are under suspicion for something and are thus excluded from certain opportunities
- 18. a war in which the superpowers backed different sides, which acted as substitutes (proxies) for the superpowers themselves