The iron curtain

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Across
  1. 1. A person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state. Many emerged in Soviet-controlled countries during the Cold War.
  2. 3. The primary country behind the establishment of the Iron Curtain.
  3. 4. The practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about rival countries during the Cold War.
  4. 5. Famous border crossing between East and West Berlin during the Cold War.
  5. 6. The geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States, characterized by ideological conflict and nuclear arms race.
  6. 7. wall This barrier divided East and West Berlin during the Cold War.
  7. 9. Soviet leader who succeeded Joseph Stalin and played a role in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
  8. 11. Military alliance formed by the Soviet Union and its satellite states in response to NATO.
  9. 12. Conflicts during the Cold War where the superpowers supported opposing sides without directly engaging in combat.
  10. 13. U.S. policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism, which influenced Cold War strategies.
Down
  1. 2. Term used by Winston Churchill to describe the division between communist and non-communist countries in Europe.
  2. 3. Eastern European countries under the influence and control of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
  3. 6. British Prime Minister who coined the term “Iron Curtain.”
  4. 8. Term used to describe the Soviet-controlled countries of Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
  5. 10. U.S. policy aimed at containing the spread of communism, initially focused on Greece and Turkey.