Early Cold War

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Across
  1. 3. President who won the election by promising to end the Korean War
  2. 7. United States and Britain responded to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin by airlifting food, fuel, and other supplies to residents day and night for 10 months
  3. 12. (NATO) alliance between the United States and several Western European nations
  4. 15. new Jewish state created after Palestine was split into Arab and Jewish state by the UN
  5. 16. government where the citizens have a say (vote) in how the government runs
  6. 19. imaginary wall that divided Soviet controlled Europe and the Western world
  7. 20. race between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop more and deadlier nuclear weapons
  8. 22. blend of rhythm and blues and country music
  9. 23. members of Communist party who were accused of providing secrets to Soviet spies about the atomic bomb
  10. 24. government where all resources and wealth are to be shared equally
  11. 25. President who supported containment by asking Congress to send aid
Down
  1. 1. led 1950s hunt for Communists in the United States
  2. 2. built houses on an assembly line to make them affordable
  3. 4. alliance between the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellite countries
  4. 5. idea that the US could help rebuild wartorn Europe with economic aid
  5. 6. an organization dedicated to resolving international conflicts; first decision was to divide Palestine into separate Arab and Jewish states.
  6. 8. American troops were sent to give South Korean troops cover and support in fighting against the spread of Communism by North Korea and China; ended with neither side achieving victory and territory once again divided near the 38th Parallel
  7. 9. world's first artificial satellite launched by the Soviets
  8. 10. complex jazz style often played very quickly
  9. 11. US policy used to contain Soviet expansion and spread of Communism around the world
  10. 13. policy of containment using military forces and other types of assistance
  11. 14. The four Allies (GUFS) agreed to divide Germany into four zones, each controlling one zone; they also divided capital city of Berlin in the same way
  12. 17. barricading a place to keep people and goods from entering or leaving
  13. 18. Commander of United Nations forces in Korea; fired because he criticized President Truman for not letting him invade mainland China
  14. 21. struggle for power between the US and Soviet Union, who were enemies but no actual battles took place