THE COLD WAR Vocabulary & Ideas (up to Fidel Castro notes)

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Across
  1. 2. Last name of U.S. president who used his Vietnamization plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Vietnam.
  2. 5. U.S. plan after WWII to stop the spread of communism throughout the world.
  3. 6. Area of science that focuses on the nature and properties of matter and energy. [NOT ON ANY QUIZ OR TEST]
  4. 8. This U.S. plan aimed to help assist the rebuild of many Western European countries after WWII.
  5. 14. 1945 conference where Allied forces decided to divide Germany into Allied-occupied zones after WWII.
  6. 15. These sugary snacks include items such as the 'Oatmeal Creme Pie', 'Nutty Buddy' and 'Zebra Cakes'.[NOT ON ANY QUIZ OR TEST]
  7. 17. U.S. believed in this theory involved with a fear of communism spreading in Southeast Asia.
  8. 18. Communist leader of Cuba who defeated U.S. trained exiles in the Bay of Pigs disaster.
  9. 22. Strategy of war used by Vietcong involving various traps and misdirection that the U.S. was not used to.
  10. 23. Actor who starred in 'War of the Worlds', 'Top Gun' and the 'Mission Impossible' movie series. [NOT ON ANY QUIZ OR TEST]
  11. 24. After the Korean War, this U.S.-supported country establishes a democracy unlike the country to its north.
  12. 28. Chinese communist leader who fought off Nationalists and solidifies China as a communist country.
  13. 31. Wall of communist countries the Soviet Union built in Eastern Europe after WWII.
  14. 32. This revolution during Zedong's reign attempted to build a stronger communist China and lasted until his death in 1976.
  15. 33. Last name of U.S president who escalated Vietnam War particularly after Gulf of Tonkin Incident.
Down
  1. 1. Organization formed in 1945 to maintain peace and security throughout the world.
  2. 3. European country that received most financial aid from the Marshall Plan.
  3. 4. After NATO formed, the Soviet Union and its allies signed this similar military pact.
  4. 7. Zedong used communism and also this Marxist ideology in attempt to reshape China's economy.
  5. 9. Name of Nada Surf's 1996 hit song and the opposite of U.S. general public's feeling towards the Vietnam War. [NOT ON ANY QUIZ OR TEST]
  6. 10. There are 27 of these, and they are official modifications to the U.S. Constitution. [NOT ON ANY QUIZ OR TEST]
  7. 11. Zedong's 'Great Leap Forward' used these in China as he tried using large farms to create industrial growth.
  8. 12. After 12 years of fighting and 58,000 U.S. deaths, President Nixon announced this on January 23, 1973.
  9. 13. Chinese militia units who violently promoted and enforced Zedong's strict communist ideology.
  10. 16. Name of countries on the eastern side of the Iron Curtain in Europe.
  11. 19. U.S. used this in West Berlin to give supplies and food to people once Soviets cut off traffic there.
  12. 20. This parallel, which still exists, is a demilitarized zone that divides North and South Korea.
  13. 21. American general who wanted United Nations forces to use nuclear weapons during the Korean War.
  14. 23. During Cold War, the U.S. and Soviet Union competed for influence over these developing, neutral countries.
  15. 25. Vietnamese communist leader who supported Marxist political theories and the Vietcong.
  16. 26. Type of government existing in West Germany after WWII.
  17. 27. Period between about 1945-1990 and political tension and threats mainly between U.S. and Soviet Union.
  18. 29. South Vietnamese pro-communist military group who fought against the U.S. in Vietnam War.
  19. 30. The Soviets 'won' the first leg of the Space Race by sending this satellite into space.