Cold War & Containment

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Across
  1. 3. The U.S. plan that gave money to Europe to recover from WWII.
  2. 5. The power struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II
  3. 6. Getting involved in a situation to change what is happening.
  4. 7. The failed CIA operation that attempted to send Cuban rebels back to Cuba to overthrow Fidel Castro.
  5. 11. The 1962 confrontation between US and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba.
  6. 13. America's military alliance.
  7. 15. A country's plan for dealing with other countries.
  8. 17. A government, especially an authoritarian one.
  9. 20. US policy to stop the expansion of the Soviet Union and Communism during the Cold War.
  10. 21. The Central American country where the U.S. overthrew the leader, and as a result a civil war ensued for decades.
  11. 22. A Communist nation, consisting of Russia and 14 other states, that existed from 1922 to 1991.
  12. 24. The type of aid flown into Berlin which included food, medicine, and other necessities
  13. 25. Areas in the world which one or a few countries have a special interest or influence over.
  14. 27. The countries of Western Europe and the non-European, English-speaking countries of the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
Down
  1. 1. The product in Guatemala that a U.S. company did not want to lose control of.
  2. 2. Soviet Union's military alliance
  3. 4. The event when the U.S. flew in aid to Berlin to keep it from falling to the USSR.
  4. 8. A fighting force that makes surprise attacks on enemy troops running their country.
  5. 9. US policy to stop expansion of Soviet Union and Communism
  6. 10. assistance such as money or supplies
  7. 12. Replacing a country's government or leader with one more friendly to the country behind the change.
  8. 14. A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government
  9. 16. Using a country's military to achieve a goal.
  10. 18. A sudden overthrow of the government by a small group
  11. 19. The type of aid that gave weapons to C. America during the Cold War.
  12. 23. The Middle Eastern country where the U.S. help England overthrow the leader and replaced him with the Shah.
  13. 26. The product in Iran that a British company did not want to lose control of.