Post-WWII America and the End of the Cold War

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Across
  1. 2. The USSR split into how many independent countries?
  2. 4. Post-war population spikes, a demand for affordable housing, and improvements in infrastructure led to the growth of ___________.
  3. 6. Nicknamed "Star Wars", this Cold War-era program was created to defend the US from Soviet missiles.
  4. 9. In 1989, the _________ Wall fell, reuniting East and West Germany.
  5. 10. A Soviet policy which restructured the economy to allow for more independence.
  6. 12. The generation born during the post-war population boom.
  7. 13. The "cooling down" period of improved relations between Soviet and US leaders.
Down
  1. 1. An executive order by Truman declared US armed forces ______________ in 1948.
  2. 3. This president passed the Interstate and Defense Highways Act.
  3. 5. Thousands of US soldiers returned from overseas and were able to attend college due to this 1944 act.
  4. 7. The Soviet premier at the time of the Soviet Union's collapse.
  5. 8. A Soviet policy of practicing a more open government.
  6. 9. Rock n' Roll music developed from this southern music genre.
  7. 11. This president called the Soviet Union the "evil empire".