The Cold War

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Across
  1. 3. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who supported free-market policies and worked closely with Reagan to challenge Soviet influence.
  2. 5. A political and economic system in which the government owns all property and controls the means of production, aiming to eliminate social classes.
  3. 8. The fall of this was a symbolic event marking the collapse of communist control in Eastern Europe and the beginning of German reunification.
  4. 14. A Soviet attempt in 1948 to cut off Allied access to West Berlin by blocking roads and railways, which led to the Western Allies airlifting supplies into the city.
  5. 16. A U.S. strategy during the Cold War aimed at preventing the spread of communism beyond where it already existed.
  6. 18. A Czech writer and dissident who became the first president of a free Czechoslovakia after the peaceful Velvet Revolution against communism.
  7. 20. Leader of the Nationalist government in China who opposed communism and retreated to Taiwan after losing the Chinese Civil War.
  8. 23. A war fought from the 1950s–1975 between communist North and the South. The United States supported the South to try to stop the spread of communism.
  9. 26. Type of operations where secret missions were carried out by countries during the Cold War, such as spying, sabotage, or supporting revolutions, to gain an advantage without open conflict
  10. 29. A war fought from 1950–1953 between communist in the North and the democratic South. The United States supported the South, while China and the Soviet Union supported the North.
  11. 30. An international organization that promotes and regulates trade between countries.
  12. 32. This revolution was a peaceful protest movement in Czechoslovakia in 1989 that led to the end of communist rule and the rise of democratic governance.
  13. 34. Chinese leader who came after Mao and introduced economic reforms and opened China to the world while keeping communist political control.
  14. 35. This movement was a Polish labor union movement that challenged communist rule in Poland during the 1980s.
  15. 36. Gorbachev's policy of restructuring the Soviet economy by introducing limited market reforms.
Down
  1. 1. The growing reliance of countries on each other for trade, resources, technology, and communication in the post–Cold War era.
  2. 2. A period of political tension and military rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II, lasting roughly from 1947 to 1991, without direct large-scale fighting between the two superpowers.
  3. 4. U.S. President during the 1980s who increased defense spending, took a hard stance against the Soviet Union, and famously urged Gorbachev to "tear down this wall."
  4. 6. A 1962 confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet nuclear missiles placed close to the U.S., bringing the world close to nuclear war.
  5. 7. Leader of the Soviet Union who introduced reforms like glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring), which contributed to the collapse of communism.
  6. 9. An international organization that provides financial help and economic advice to countries in need.
  7. 10. A 1956 conflict when Egypt nationalized this, leading Britain, France, and Israel to invade Egypt, highlighting Cold War tensions.
  8. 11. Polish-born pope who inspired resistance to communist rule in Eastern Europe, especially in his home country of Poland.
  9. 12. This revolution was a 1956 uprising by citizens against Soviet control and communist rule, which was crushed by Soviet forces.
  10. 13. A 1968 movement in Czechoslovakia that sought political reform and freedom from Soviet control, which was ended by a Soviet military invasion.
  11. 15. The increasing connection of countries through trade, technology, communication, and culture around the world.
  12. 17. The site of a 1989 pro-democracy protest in Beijing, China, where the government used military force to end demonstrations.
  13. 19. This invasion was a failed 1961 U.S.-backed attempt by Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro’s communist government in Cuba.
  14. 20. This revolution was a movement started by Mao Zedong in China to strengthen communism by removing traditional and Western influences.
  15. 21. A political and economic partnership among European nations that grew stronger after the Cold War, promoting cooperation and reducing conflict in the region.
  16. 22. Countries controlled or heavily influenced by a more powerful country. During the Cold War, many Eastern European countries were controlled by the Soviet Union.
  17. 24. This doctrine was a U.S. policy promising support to countries fighting against communism.
  18. 25. A policy introduced by Gorbachev promoting greater openness and freedom of expression in the Soviet Union.
  19. 27. Leader of the Communist Party of China who established the People’s Republic of China in 1949.
  20. 28. Communist leader of North Vietnam who fought against French colonial rule and later the United States during the Vietnam War.
  21. 31. The idea that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would also fall like dominoes, influencing U.S. foreign policy to stop the spread of communism.
  22. 33. An international organization that gives loans and support to help countries develop their economies and reduce poverty.