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  1. 4. a period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1991
  2. 6. physical barrier further solidified the Iron Curtain by dividing East and West Berlin.
  3. 9. relating to or supporting democracy or its principles
  4. 10. This military alliance of communist Eastern European countries was formed in response to the establishment of NATO in the West
  5. 11. known for his powerful and motivational speeches, which helped to maintain national morale during the war
  6. 14. a transcontinental country that spanned across Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
  7. 15. a conflict fought from 1950 to 1953 on the Korean Peninsula between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, supported by the United Nations Command, primarily the United States
Down
  1. 1. held in February 1945, was a crucial meeting between US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin to discuss the post-war fate of Europe, particularly Germany and Poland
  2. 2. head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005
  3. 3. an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989
  4. 5. a post-World War II program of US economic aid to Western Europe, designed to prevent the spread of communism by rebuilding war-torn economies and fostering stability
  5. 7. a wall that separated western Europe from the Soviet Union
  6. 8. a political and economic ideology advocating for a classless, stateless society where resources and the means of production are owned and controlled by the community, rather than individuals
  7. 12. a military alliance of 32 countries from North America and Europe
  8. 13. leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953