Cold War vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. _____ Race. Competition between the USA and USSR for superiority in rocket and satellite tech.
  2. 6. ______ World. Countries aligned with the USSR during the Cold War
  3. 11. ______ Arms Race. Competition for nuclear weapons supremacy between the USA and USSR.
  4. 12. Military alliance made up of the USA and its allies
  5. 13. ______ Pact. Military alliance made up of the USSR and its allies
  6. 14. Nuclear war should be avoided because it will kill us all
  7. 15. Nuclear ______. Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
  8. 16. _____ World. Also referred to as "the West"
  9. 17. ______ World. The Non-Aligned or neutral countries
  10. 18. economic system in which property is owned collectively
Down
  1. 2. _____ War. A conflict where each side is supported by a more powerful ally.
  2. 3. ______ Curtain. Theoretical boundary between capitalist Western Europe and communist Eastern Europe
  3. 4. The ______ Red Scare. This period was marked by fear of communists in the United States
  4. 5. the policy committed to stopping the spread of communism
  5. 7. a government where the people elect the leaders
  6. 8. government where a single leader or party is in complete control
  7. 9. economic system based on private ownership of property
  8. 10. ______ state. A country that is controlled by another country