Unit 10 Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. the idea that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would follow suit
  2. 10. the effort of the US to block the spread of communism and Soviet influence during the late 1940s and early 1950s
  3. 11. a military alliance between the USSR and Eastern European countries, a response to western Germany joining NATO
  4. 12. leader of the Nationalists in China
  5. 14. a social and artistic movement of the 1950s, stressing unrestrained literary self-expression and nonconformity with the mainstream culture
  6. 16. a policy that basically removed the federal government’s responsibility for Native American tribes
  7. 17. the first man-made object launched into Earth’s orbit
  8. 18. a plan to give economic aid to Greece and Turkey to prevent them from becoming communist
  9. 20. countries that are dominated politically and economically by another nation
  10. 21. Egypt’s attempt to nationalize the Suez Canal that resulted in a British invasion and USSR threats of nuclear attack
  11. 24. Truman’s economic program which included measures to increase the minimum wage, extend social security coverage, and providing housing for low-income families
  12. 25. a form of popular music, characterized by heavy rhythms and simple melodies, developed by adding electronic instruments to African American rhythm and blues
  13. 26. leader of the communist party in China
Down
  1. 1. one of the unconventional, nonmaterialistic followers of the beat movement from the 1950s
  2. 2. a military alliance that focused on mutual defense and peaceful resolution of disputes, formed between western European nations and the US
  3. 3. the period of hostility between the US and the USSR, lasting from 1945 to 1991
  4. 4. one of the Southern delegates who, to protest Truman’s civil rights policy, walked out of the 1948 Democratic National Convention and formed the States’ Rights Democratic Party
  5. 6. US commitment to defend the Middle East against attack by any Communist country
  6. 7. a preoccupation with the purchasing of material goods
  7. 8. the Senator who claimed he had a list of 200 Communists in the US government, was later condemned by the Senate
  8. 9. an economic union created between Eastern European countries and the USSR, basically the Soviets’ response to NATO
  9. 13. first people executed for espionage in the US
  10. 14. escalation of threats to achieve one’s aims – willingness to go to the edge of war in negotiations
  11. 15. an operation in which Allied planes flew food and supplies into West Berlin after the Soviets blockaded the city in 1948
  12. 19. a program under which the US supplied economic aid to European nations to help them rebuild after WWII
  13. 22. a congressional committee that investigated Communist influence inside and outside the US government in the years following WWII
  14. 23. a sharp increase in the US birthrate following WWII