Cold War Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. a political and military alliance of countries from Europe and North America that operated on the principle of collective defense
  2. 7. The United States’ $13-Billion policy to rebuild a war-torn Europe to prevent the spread of communism
  3. 8. US and Soviet policies of holding huge arsenals of nuclear weapons to prevent war; knowledge of the other nation’s nuclear weapons prevent the launching of any attacks
  4. 11. a plan to keep something within its existing geographical boundaries and prevent further aggressive moves
  5. 13. the idea that if one country falls to communism, neighboring countries will also fall
  6. 15. the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries
  7. 16. a doctrine that the United States would provide money to countries who were threatened by communist expansion
  8. 17. the process of using government-spies to obtain political or military information
Down
  1. 1. a surface-to-air missile with intent to destroy in-flight ballistic missiles that have launched
  2. 3. a military alliance formed in 1955 by the Soviet Union and several Eastern European communist states as a counter to NATO
  3. 4. the building of armies and stores of weapons to keep up with an enemy
  4. 5. an intergovernmental organization aiming to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, and promote social progress and better living standards
  5. 6. a country that is economically and politically dependent on another country
  6. 9. the political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals through a campaign that spread the fear of communist and Soviet influences and espionage on Americans
  7. 10. an attack on one means an attack on all
  8. 12. a period lasting from 1945 to 1989 where WWII allies the United States and the Soviet Union were enemies
  9. 14. a war where powers in conflict use third parties as substitutes instead of fighting each other directly