Cold War

4. The countries of Eastern Europe that came under the control of the Soviet Union after world war 11.
8. The main problem of the Cold War.
9. The Berlin ________ broke the soviet blockade of West Berlin and kept the city out of communist hands.
11. Elected as Russian president in 2000.
12. A doctrine, American policy of the 1950's aimed at preventing the spread of communism in the Middle East.
13. Made up of countries with non-communist governments.
15. A war thousands of American servicemen lost their lives in Southeast Asia.

1. A time of improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1970's.
2. An alliance formed by 12 countries to oppose the spread of communism in western europe.
3. Doctrine that provides American aid to Greece and turkey to prevent spread of communism to countries.
5. A small-scale war without nuclear weapons that involves just one area of the world.
6. The president of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
7. The person who said that an "Iron Curtain" had descended around Eastern Europe.
10. The country that started the space race by launching "Sputnik" in 1957.
14. President of the United State during the cold war in 1980.