COLD WAR

2. A situation where 2 or more countries have the same quantity or quality of nuclear weapons
5. The state of division where power is distributed between two dominant countries
9. Alliance led by USSR and other Communist countries
12. A country that is formally independent but under heavy political, economic and military influence or control of another country.
16. The process of transforming a country into a Communist country according to USSR’s model
17. Economic organisation set up by the USSR for Communist states to exchange expertise and provide support
18. Military alliance formed by the USSR and her allies
19. Alliance formed by USA and Southeast Asian to prevent the spread of Communism in the region
20. Policy implemented by the USA to isolate Communism within its existing borders in order to prevent its spread elsewhere

1. Missiles that the USA installed in Turkey in 1959 as part of NATO’S initiative to deter USSR from invading Germany and other NATO countries
3. A type of missile that was first launched by the USSR in 1957, with a minimum range of 5500km
4. Type of assistance provided by members of NATO in order to prevent a Communist attack
6. The belief that when a country falls to Communism, the neighbouring countries will follow suit.
7. Outcome of a conflict, should both countries decide to use nuclear weapons against each other
8. Status of countries who did not want to take sides during the Cold War
10. Economic programme launched by the USA to help rebuild post-WWII Europe
11. A type of conflict whereby countries fight on the behalf of more powerful countries
13. The guiding principle behind USA’s foreign policy that was aimed at stopping Soviet expansion after WWII
14. A term coined by Winston Churchill that refers to the ideological division of Western and Eastern Europe
15. Crisis that occurred when Stalin cut all road, rail and waterway access to Allied-controlled Berlin