Unit 8 APUSH
Across
- 1. The ideological struggle between communism (Soviet Union) and capitalism (United States) for world influence.
- 3. Involved Julius and Ethel Rosenberg who were American communists. They were executed for passing nuclear weapons secrets to the USSR.
- 6. Passed in 1947 in response to perceived threats from the Soviet Union after WWII.
- 7. relaxation of tensions between the United States and its two major Communist rivals, the Soviet Union and China
- 10. Policy introduced by Truman after WWII that said the duty of the U.S. was to stop the spread of Communism and Soviet influence.
- 12. North Korea invading South Korea
- 13. scandal in which a group of men hired by Nixon's reelection committee were caught breaking into offices in the Democratic national headquarters in Washington
- 15. Provided for college or vocational training for returning WWII veterans as well as one year of unemployment compensation.
- 16. sat in the front of the bus, protesting equal rights for blacks.
- 19. volunteers who helped nations prevent the spread of communism by getting rid of poverty.
Down
- 1. The point of highest tensions of the United States and the Soviet Union.
- 2. In 1949, the United States, Canada, and ten European nations formed this military mutual defense pact.
- 4. 1954 supreme court ruling reversing the policy of segregation in school.
- 5. International organization founded in 1945 to promote world peace and cooperation. It replaced the League of Nations.
- 8. Eisenhower proposed and obtained a joint resolution from Congress authorizing the use of U.S. military forces to intervene in any country that appeared likely to fall to communism.
- 9. Amendment that limited the presidents terms to two years
- 11. Unsuccessful invasion of Cuba during the cold war.
- 14. pledged to provide U.S. military and economic aid to any nation threatened by communism.
- 17. National worries about the infiltration of communistic ideologies in the United States.
- 18. involved the United States and Soviet Russia, sparked fear in the advance in technology and outer space.