Cold War

2. A U.S. policy aimed at stopping the spread of communism beyond where it already existed.
5. A country that was officially independent but heavily influenced or controlled by the Soviet Union.
7. A Chinese campaign (1958–1962) to rapidly industrialize and collectivize agriculture, which led to widespread famine.
8. The idea that both sides in a conflict have enough nuclear weapons to destroy each other, preventing either from using them.
11. A conflict from 1955–1975 between communist North Vietnam and U.S.-backed South Vietnam.
12. A competition between nations, especially the U.S. and Soviet Union, to build more and stronger weapons.
14. A conflict where major powers support opposing sides, but do not fight each other directly (e.g., Korean War, Vietnam War).
15. A barrier built in 1961 by East Germany, dividing East and West Berlin, symbolizing Cold War tensions.
16. A bomb that uses nuclear reactions to cause large-scale destruction.

1. The idea that if one country falls to communism, its neighbors will also fall, like dominos.
3. A 1962 confrontation between the U.S. and Soviet Union over Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba.
4. A military alliance of Western countries formed in 1949 for mutual defense against the Soviet threat.
6. The symbolic division between Western Europe and the Soviet-controlled East during the Cold War
9. A 1950–1953 conflict between communist North Korea (supported by China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (supported by the U.S. and UN).
10. A Chinese law (1979–2015) limiting most families to one child to control population growth.
13. A military alliance of Eastern European communist countries led by the Soviet Union, formed in 1955 as a response to NATO.