The Cold War

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Across
  1. 2. approved by Congress in 1948 to send $13 billion in grants and loans to nations in Western Europe
  2. 4. idea that if one nation fell to communism, its closest neighbors would follow and so on
  3. 5. became a catchword for the extreme reckless charges between 1950 and 1954 surrounding domestic communism
  4. 7. opposed Vietnam and Johnson's war policy
  5. 10. formed in 1949, provided a military alliance to counter Soviet expansion; its formation led to the creation of the Warsaw Pact
  6. 13. created in 1961 under JFK to send American volunteers around the world to assist developing countries
  7. 14. goal of the Truman administration to keep communism contained within its existing borders
  8. 15. supported Vietnam and Johnson's war policy
Down
  1. 1. authorized President Johnson to take all necessary measures to repel any attack on the U.S.; allowed him to send troops into Vietnam
  2. 3. the Soviet premier following Joseph Stalin, the first part of his rule led to a slight decrease in tension between the Soviets and the United States under JFK
  3. 6. policy where the United States promised to aid Middle Eastern nations threatened by communism
  4. 8. Nixon's policy of withdrawing troops from Vietnam
  5. 9. invasion of Cuba on April 17, 1961 following the growth of tension with Cuba and the rise of Fidel Castro
  6. 11. American general who led U.N. forces in the Korean War but was fired by Truman after continually advocated to use nuclear weapons
  7. 12. became a visible symbol of the reality of the two Germanys and the gulf between the communist east and the democratic west