Iron Curtain Crossword
Across
- 5. The term used to describe the period of tension and competition between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
- 10. The Hungarian uprising against Soviet influence in 1956 was brutally suppressed by Soviet forces in this capital city.
- 11. The U.S. president who famously declared, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" in reference to the Berlin Wall.
- 12. The Soviet leader who introduced the concept of the "Iron Curtain" in a speech in 1946.
- 13. The German states of East Germany and West Germany were formally reunited in this year, marking the end of the Cold War.
Down
- 1. The American program that provided economic aid to help rebuild Western Europe after World War II and prevent the spread of communism.
- 2. The Soviet satellite state where a non-violent revolution led to the overthrow of communism in 1989.
- 3. The dividing line that separated western europe from eastern europe during the cold war.
- 4. The country where the communist regime under Enver Hoxha created a highly isolated and repressive state in Eastern Europe.
- 5. The policy adopted by the United States to contain the spread of communism during the Cold War.
- 6. The military alliance formed by the Soviet Union and its satellite states in response to NATO
- 7. The intelligence agency of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
- 8. The capital city of Germany that was divided by the Berlin Wall during the Cold War.
- 9. The U.S. senator known for his investigations into alleged communist infiltration in the United States during the Cold War.