Origins of the Cold War

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Across
  1. 3. Foreign minister of the USSR and namesake of the Communist rival to the American Marshall Plan
  2. 4. US foreign policy dedicated to stopping the spread of Communism to neighboring countries
  3. 7. A historical source made by someone who directly witnessed the event
  4. 9. An economic system based on private ownership of resources with limited government interference in business
  5. 13. A small country in southern Europe that requested $400 million from the US to resist a Communist insurgency
  6. 14. The imaginary line dividing Europe into Communist and Capitalist spheres was called the "_____ Curtain"
  7. 15. This frightening new technology was a major cause of the Cold War
Down
  1. 1. A historical source made by someone who was not present when the event happened
  2. 2. An economic system based on the writings of Karl Marx; a classless society where all resources are equally distributed
  3. 5. Leader of Great Britain during WW2; gave the famous "Iron Curtain" speech warning about the spread of Communism
  4. 6. Communist dictator of the USSR for almost 30 years
  5. 8. The FIRST of 2 conferences between Allied leaders to determine the future of postwar Europe
  6. 10. US president from 1945 - 1952; succeeded FDR and oversaw the start of the Cold War
  7. 11. The USSR was also known as the _______ Union
  8. 12. The ______ Plan was a US economic program to help rebuild Europe after WW2