The Cold War

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Across
  1. 4. Group of nations under Soviet influence
  2. 6. Conflict involving the United States and Communist forces in Southeast Asia
  3. 7. Tense standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, marked by the deployment of nuclear missiles to a Caribbean island
  4. 8. Conflict that occurred from 1950 to 1953, involving North and South Korea, the United States, China, and other nations
  5. 10. Metaphorically described as the invisible barrier dividing Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War era
  6. 11. Country aided by the Truman Doctrine
  7. 13. Strategy employed by the Soviet Union to cut off supplies to West Berlin, leading to a massive allied airlift
  8. 14. Nickname for the trio of influential leaders—Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin—who shaped the outcome of World War II
  9. 15. Conference where an agreement was made to divide Europe among Allied Nations
Down
  1. 1. Multibillion-dollar US initiative aimed at rebuilding Western European economies and stoping the spread of communism
  2. 2. Collective defense treaty signed by Eastern European communist states in response to the formation of NATO
  3. 3. The geopolitical standoff characterized by ideological, economic, and military rivalry between two superpowers after World War II
  4. 5. Strategy aimed at restricting the expansion of Soviet influence during the Cold War
  5. 9. Military alliance formed in response to Soviet aggression
  6. 11. Fighters using unconventional tactics
  7. 12. Ideology advocating for collective ownership