Cold War

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Across
  1. 2. - Soviet plan to help rebuild Eastern Europe
  2. 5. - Iran elected him as prime minister
  3. 7. - Movement because of reactions of nuclear arms race
  4. 13. while the West would focus on freeing Western Europe.
  5. 17. - Silenced critics of Mao and solidified his hold on power
  6. 18. - Final meeting of the big three. Truman wanted free elections in Europen —> Stalin refused
  7. 20. - Chinese Communist - won support popular support because they redistributed land, opened schools, punished those who mistreated civilians,
  8. 21. - Took land and gave it to peasants
  9. 22. Khrushcev - came to power after Stalin, saw opportunity in Cuba.
  10. 25. Allies agreed that the USSR would concentrate on freeing
  11. 27. - In Nicaragua Somoza dictatorship was ended by rebel Sandinistas (socialists). Contras tried to overthrow Sandinistas.
  12. 29. Leaders of Great Britain, US, and Soviet Union
  13. 31. - Advocated a separate nation for Indian Muslims
  14. 33. Revolution - Belief that organized workers would overthrow capitalism in all countries.
  15. 36. - Portuguese colony won independence after 14 years of struggle. Faced ethnic conflict that caused violence.
  16. 39. - Eisenhower, following Truman’s policy of containment, sent military advisors to South Vietnam to train them to defend themselves against Communist North Vietnam. The US supported undemocratic Ngo Dinh Diem.
  17. 40. _ CHina went through land reform
  18. 43. - Form of government in which religion is the supreme authority
  19. 44. - Ethiopian Leader that returned to power in WW2. He aligned the country with the western powers of the war, and Ethiopia enjoyed economic success based largely on its coffee trade.
  20. 45. - Early in 1959, the Soviets tested the first intercontinental ballistic missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead into US territory.
  21. 47. TreatyOrganization (NATO) - Treaty pledged mutual support and cooperation within the alliance against conflicts and wars. Formed out of desire to coordinate their defenses in case of a conflict with the Soviets.
  22. 49. - Exiles from Cuba worked with the US to try to overthrow Castro - FAILED MASSIVELY!
  23. 52. MacArthur - US General sent to command in Korea.
  24. 53. - Large agricultural communities where the state held the land, not private owners.
  25. 54. - Ethiopian native and major in the military
  26. 55. - Small states that are economically or politically dependent on a larger, more powerful state - forced to import only Soviet goods and to export only to the Soviet Union.
  27. 56. Idea that governments should choose their own form of government and leaders.
Down
  1. 1. - The Nations in the Warsaw Pact
  2. 3. - Informal alliance between gov and large defense contractors, to gain too much power.
  3. 4. - sent more troops to South Vietnam
  4. 6. - Designed to offer $12 billion in aid to all nations of Europe
  5. 8. - Fences replaced in Berlin were replaced with a wall. Meant to keep people inside East Berlin
  6. 9. - Britain forced leader to abdicate power and gave power to this man
  7. 10. - 1954, Australia, France, Great Britain, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and US. (Formed to halt the spread of communism)
  8. 11. - Replaced FDR in 1945, represented US in Potsdam Conference
  9. 12. - Metaphor describing the split of Eastern and Western Europe
  10. 14. - A strong statement that the United States would do what it had to do to stop the spread of communist influence, specifically in Greece and Turkey.
  11. 15. - Groups of revolutionary students to seize government officials, teachers, and others and send them to the countryside for reeducation.
  12. 16. - very concerned about Cuba
  13. 19. - Allies flew into Western Zones between February 1948 and May 1949 when Soviets lifted blockade.
  14. 23. - Soviet Union’s version of NATO. Nations Combined their armed forces and based their leaders in Moscow.
  15. 24. - Movement of countries that wanted to stay neutral in the Cold War.
  16. 26. - Leaders focused on reconstructing Eastern Europe and defeating Japan.
  17. 28. - Outlawed nuclear testing above ground, Underwater, and in space
  18. 30. - Anti Soviet treaty organization (US was NOT a full member but supported it.)
  19. 32. - Shah (overthrew Mosaddegh) instituted several progressive reforms → came without bloodshed
  20. 34. - Ghana’s first president after gaining independence.
  21. 35. - Idea that if one country in a region became communist, the others would soon follow.
  22. 37. Nations) - Discussed by leaders of Great Britain, US, USSR, and China in 1943. Established in 1945.
  23. 38. - called on Nuclear powers to prevent spread of military nuclear technology and materials to non-nuclear countries.
  24. 41. - More powerful than atomic bombs. Developed by both US and USSR
  25. 42. - Not letting communism spread farther
  26. 46. - Expressed concerns about US - Soviet competition for supremacy in nuclear arrangements.
  27. 48. - Conflict that does not involve direct military confrontation
  28. 50. - Began when North Korea invaded South Korea in an attempt to reunite the country under its leadership. UN voted not to get in the war. Korea remained divided after the war.
  29. 51. - A direct telegraph/teleprinter link between the US and Soviet leaders’ offices