Cold War Review

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Across
  1. 3. The competition between the super powers to be the first to do several things in outer space was known as:
  2. 4. Which would be described as the first televised war, and a war that became increasingly unpopular in the United States?
  3. 6. What was the period of tension without actual fighting between the Soviet Union and the United States called?
  4. 8. What was the U.S. program that provided aid to Western Europe after World War II?
  5. 9. Which country was divided into East and West during the Cold War?
  6. 10. This was the name of the military alliance formed to prevent Soviet aggression?
  7. 11. What term did Winston Churchill use to describe the division between Western Europe and the Soviet-controlled regions?
  8. 12. What strategy did the United States use to get the Soviet missiles out of Cuba?
  9. 14. What term is used to describe a nation with significant power and influence on a global scale?
  10. 15. What theory suggested that if one country in a region fell to communism, others would follow?\
Down
  1. 1. What was the outcome of the Korean War?
  2. 2. Which international organization was established to promote peace and cooperation among countries?
  3. 5. What type of government is characterized by free and fair elections, and the protection of individual rights?
  4. 6. What was the policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism?
  5. 7. A type of economy where wealth is shared equally among the people describes:
  6. 13. In order to keep their people from leaving, the communists built this in 1961: