Cold War Vocab
Across
- 1. U.S. President (1953-1961) and WWII general.
- 5. more powerful than atomic bombs.
- 7. U.S. intelligence agency.
- 12. Major offensive by Vietcong during the Vietnam War.
- 13. Allied response to Soviet blockade of West Berlin.
- 16. International organization fostering global cooperation and peace.
- 18. North Atlantic Treaty Organization, military alliance of Western countries.
- 23. U.S. policy of supporting countries threatened by communism.
- 26. Couple executed for allegedly passing atomic secrets to Soviets.
- 27. 37th U.S. President (1969-1974).
- 28. Meeting where Allies decided post-WWII Europe's fate.
- 29. Communist guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam.
- 30. Chemicals used during the Vietnam War for defoliation and bombing.
- 31. U.S. strategy to halt communism's spread.
Down
- 2. Supply route used by Vietcong during the Vietnam War.
- 3. Eastern European countries under Soviet influence.
- 4. Military alliance of Soviet bloc countries.
- 6. Term for the divide between communist and democratic countries.
- 8. Unsubstantiated accusations of subversion, named after Senator McCarthy.
- 9. Barrier separating East and West Berlin.
- 10. Formal decision or statement.
- 11. Significant increase in births after WWII.
- 14. Agreement dividing Vietnam after the First Indochina War.
- 15. Soviet leader after Stalin's death.
- 17. South Vietnam leader during the Vietnam War.
- 19. Mandatory military service.
- 20. U.S. President (1961-1963).
- 21. First artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union.
- 22. U.S. program aiding post-WWII European recovery.
- 24. Site of alleged naval incidents leading to U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
- 25. Cuban leader allied with the Soviet Union.