THE COLD WAR
Across
- 3. A fake wall that separated free Europe from communist Europe.
- 5. A secret path used by North Vietnam to send supplies to the Vietcong.
- 7. A super powerful nuclear bomb made after the atomic bomb.
- 11. A tragic event where U.S. soldiers killed many innocent people in a village.
- 13. The leader of South Vietnam who lots of people didn’t like.
- 14. The communist leader of North Vietnam.
- 16. A U.S. president during the Cold War who faced the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- 20. The leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin.
- 21. When President Nixon tried to cover up a break-in, and it made him quit.
- 22. A war between North Korea (communist) and South Korea (non-communist).
- 24. A U.S. plan to give money to Europe to rebuild after WWII.
- 26. Nixon’s plan to slowly pull U.S. troops out of Vietnam.
- 30. A secret U.S. group that spies on other countries.
- 32. A rule that let the president use the army in Vietnam without declaring war.
- 34. The idea that if one country turns communist, others will follow.
- 37. A place between North and South Korea where no fighting is allowed.
- 39. When young men were picked by the government to fight in the war.
- 40. A big wall that split Berlin to keep people from escaping East Germany.
- 42. A meeting where Vietnam was split into North and South.
- 43. A meeting during WWII where big leaders talked about how to fix Europe after the war.
- 44. A surprise attack by the Vietcong that made Americans doubt the war.
- 45. A president and WWII hero who led during part of the Cold War.
- 46. A time when Americans were super scared of communists.
Down
- 1. The line that separates North and South Korea.
- 2. When the U.S. and Soviet Union almost had a nuclear war over missiles in Cuba.
- 4. A promise to help countries fight against communism.
- 6. When the U.S. flew in food and supplies to help people in West Berlin.
- 8. A failed U.S. attack to get rid of Castro in Cuba.
- 9. A U.S. plan to stop communism from spreading.
- 10. The first satellite in space, made by the Soviet Union.
- 12. A couple who were caught and killed for spying for the Soviets.
- 15. A protest where the National Guard shot and killed college students.
- 17. The Soviet Union’s version of NATO with its own group of countries.
- 18. A president who sent more U.S. troops to Vietnam.
- 19. Chemicals the U.S. used in Vietnam that hurt people and nature.
- 23. A group in Congress that looked for people they thought were communists.
- 25. The communist leader of Cuba.
- 27. A group of countries that work together to keep peace and help each other.
- 28. South Vietnamese fighters who supported communism and fought against the U.S.
- 29. Countries that looked free but were really controlled by the Soviet Union.
- 31. Secret papers that showed the government had lied about the Vietnam War.
- 33. A president who promised to end the Vietnam War.
- 35. A team of countries that promised to protect each other from enemies.
- 36. A law that made the president tell Congress before sending troops.
- 38. When people were unfairly accused of being communists.
- 41. A time when lots of babies were born after WWII.