THE COLD WAR (1945 - 1960)
Across
- 3. during this airlift, planes flew around the clock delivering supplies to individuals in West Berlin
- 7. were the first civilians to be convicted of espionage and executed
- 8. policy of the United States to control the expansion of Communism in the world
- 9. the conference where Truman informed Stalin about the atomic bomb
- 12. nations that were subject to Soviet Union domination, created a buffer zone against attacks
- 13. was smear tactics utilized by a Senator from Wisconsin, which attempted to expose Communists in the government
- 16. primarily investigated the suspicion of Communism in the movie industry
- 18. this type of security was based on the principle of mutual military assistance between the countries that formed NATO
- 20. the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth
- 21. was accused by Whitaker Chambers of being a Communist
- 22. a plan developed by the United States that provided financial aid to rebuild countries in Europe
Down
- 1. wrote a long telegram to the State Department expressing concern about Communism in Europe, which led to the creation of the Truman Doctrine
- 2. this war began when troops from the North streamed across the 38th parallel to reunite the country
- 4. he fulfilled a campaign promise to bring the Korean War to an end
- 5. this pact was an alliance of the Soviet Union and their satellite nations in Eastern Europe
- 6. John Foster Dulles created this policy, in which he expressed that the United States was prepared to risk war to protect its national interests
- 10. guided military forces of the United Nations in Korea
- 11. the policy of making the military power so strong that no enemy would dare attack for fear of retaliation
- 14. a race between the United States and Soviet Union to gain weapons superiority
- 15. the conference where Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill met to discuss the future of Germany and Poland
- 17. was the leader of the Communist during the Chinese Civil War
- 18. delivered a famous speech, in which he coined the phrase "Iron Curtain"
- 19. were known as long-range rockets of the Soviet Union
- 23. this scare led to the development of hysteria that Communism infiltrated society of the United States