The Cold War

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Across
  1. 2. Plan: a U.S. aid plan designed to promote economic recovery in Europe after World War II
  2. 5. to become involved in something in order to influence what happens
  3. 6. to put an end to or get rid of
  4. 8. War: the global struggle for power and influence between the United States and the Soviet Union that followed World War II
  5. 9. Nations: an international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and cooperation among the world’s nations
  6. 10. the act of getting or obtaining something
  7. 12. people or things injured or destroyed
  8. 13. the U.S. policy of fighting the spread of communism by limiting it to countries where it already existed
  9. 16. Wall: a wall dividing East and West Germany
  10. 17. war: a war in which the superpowers backed different sides, which acted as substitutes (proxies) for the superpowers themselves
  11. 18. an economic system based on the idea that farms and businesses should be owned in common by the workers who do the labor
  12. 19. World: poorer, less-developed nations in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
Down
  1. 1. a list of people or groups who are under suspicion for something and are thus excluded from certain opportunities
  2. 3. close watch kept over someone or something, especially by a detective or investigator
  3. 4. to declare to be blameworthy or evil
  4. 7. to be most noticeable within a group
  5. 8. an economic system based on private ownership of farms and businesses
  6. 11. the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information
  7. 14. shelters: a living area underground to protect themselves in case of a nuclear attack.
  8. 15. race: a competition to develop and manufacture more and more powerful weapons