Cold war landscape

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Across
  1. 6. The US program that aimed to send astronauts to the moon during the Cold War.
  2. 7. acronym for the US intelligence agency established during the Cold War. (Central Intelligence Agency).
  3. 8. The first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, sparking the space race.
  4. 12. The policy of using threats & military buildup to prevent the spread of communism, popularized by President Eisenhower. Massive ____
  5. 13. Economic & military alliance established by the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries in 1955. ____ Pact
  6. 14. The conflict from 1950 to 1953 between North Korea and South Korea. ____ War
  7. 15. organization established in 1945 to promote international cooperation and prevent future conflicts. United ___
Down
  1. 1. The term used to describe the competition between the United States & the Soviet Union for influence & control in the post-World War II era.
  2. 2. The U.S. Senator who led investigations into alleged communist infiltration in the gov't & entertainment industry. Joseph ___
  3. 3. The dividing line between East and West Germany during the Cold War. ___ Wall.
  4. 4. The U.S. policy of providing economic and military aid to countries resisting communist aggression, initiated in 1947. ___ Plan
  5. 5. The doctrine established in 1947 by President Truman to contain the spread of communism. Truman ___
  6. 9. The Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Nikita ___.
  7. 10. Military alliance formed in 1949 between Western European countries & the United States, Canada, & others. (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
  8. 11. The Cuban revolutionary who came to power in 1959 & aligned with the Soviet Union, leading to the Cuban Missile Crisis. ___ Castro