The Cold War: The Early Years

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Across
  1. 2. Soviet leader who expanded communist control after World War II
  2. 3. Extremely powerful nuclear weapon far stronger than atomic bombs
  3. 7. U.S. president who strengthened containment and emphasized military readiness
  4. 8. Group of communist countries in Eastern Europe aligned with the USSR
  5. 9. Belief that if one country fell to communism, nearby countries would follow
  6. 10. Long period of tension and rivalry between the U.S. and USSR without direct fighting
  7. 11. Democratic nations aligned with the United States during the Cold War
  8. 12. U.S. president who approved the atomic bomb and set early Cold War policies
  9. 15. Countries in Eastern Europe controlled politically and militarily by the USSR
  10. 16. U.S. strategy designed to stop the spread of communism without direct war
  11. 18. U.S. program that gave financial aid to rebuild Europe and prevent communism
  12. 22. First artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union, shocking the United States
  13. 23. Conflict where superpowers support opposing sides without directly fighting each other
  14. 24. Operation where the U.S. and allies flew supplies into West Berlin during a blockade
Down
  1. 1. Strategy of pushing conflicts to the edge of war without actually fighting
  2. 4. Soviet attempt to cut off access to West Berlin to force Allied withdrawal
  3. 5. Term used to describe the division between communist Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe
  4. 6. Economic system where the government controls property and production
  5. 13. International organization created to promote peace after World War II
  6. 14. WWII meeting where Allied leaders planned the postwar division of Europe
  7. 16. Economic system based on private ownership and free markets
  8. 17. Soviet led military alliance created in response to NATO
  9. 19. Competition between the U.S. and USSR to build more powerful nuclear weapons
  10. 20. Military alliance formed by the U.S. and Western nations to resist Soviet expansion
  11. 21. Meeting after WWII that revealed growing tensions between the U.S. and USSR