The Cold War

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