Cold War Vocabulary 25 (no spaces)

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Across
  1. 1. - An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO
  2. 3. - idea that both sides would face certain destruction in a nuclear war
  3. 7. - The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States) helped South Korea. The USSR and China aided North Korea.
  4. 9. - The collapse of colonial empires. Between 1947 and 1962, practically all former colonies in Asia and Africa gained independence.
  5. 11. - 1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey
  6. 13. - A prolonged war between the communist armies of North Vietnam (supported by the USSR and the China) and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam (supported by the United States)
  7. 14. - A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union.
  8. 15. - Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their respective armed forces and weapons
Down
  1. 2. - US policy to stop expansion of Soviet Union and Communism
  2. 4. - A nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations
  3. 5. - a "curtain" split between the democratic nations and communist nations
  4. 6. - Military alliance created in 1949 made up of 12 non-Communist countries including the United States that support each other if attacked.
  5. 8. - A political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies that developed after World War II.
  6. 10. - an organization of the world's countries that promotes peace and security around the globe
  7. 12. - A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)