Cold War Vocabulary (8th Gr.)

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Across
  1. 3. U.S. policy aimed at stopping the spread of communism to other countries.
  2. 5. Agreement between the U.S. and Britain during World War II that outlined shared goals for the postwar world.
  3. 6. Period of fear in the United States over the possible spread of communism during the Cold War.
  4. 8. Idea that if one country fell to communism, nearby countries would likely fall as well.
  5. 10. Military alliance between the Soviet Union and communist countries in Eastern Europe.
  6. 11. Practice of making accusations of communism without strong evidence, named after Senator Joseph McCarthy.
  7. 13. Plan U.S. program that provided economic aid to help rebuild Europe after World War II.
  8. 14. Economic system based on private ownership, competition, and free markets.
  9. 15. Soviet attempt to cut off West Berlin, followed by Allied efforts to fly in supplies.
Down
  1. 1. U.S. policy promising aid to countries resisting communism.
  2. 2. Meetings between Allied leaders near the end of World War II to decide how Europe would be rebuilt and governed.
  3. 4. Long period of tension and rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II.
  4. 7. Term used to describe the division between communist Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe.
  5. 9. Military alliance formed by the United States, Canada, and Western European nations for mutual defense.
  6. 12. Economic and political system in which the government controls property and businesses.