Unit 8: Cold War Review

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Across
  1. 3. This was the theory that if one land in a region came under the influence of Communists, then more would follow
  2. 5. This phrase means, “an attack on one is considered an attack on all.”
  3. 6. The policy of threatening an enemy with massive military retaliation for any show of aggression
  4. 8. After three years of fighting in this war, the North and South remained divided by the 38th parallel
  5. 11. The withdrawal of US troops and transfer of the war effort to the government of South Vietnam
  6. 16. This said that the US would aid any nation in resisting communism, and became the guiding force of American foreign policy during the Cold War
  7. 17. Nixon’s flexible foreign policy that had the goal of easing tensions with Communist nations
  8. 20. This is a term that describes severe anti-communist suspicion in the US in the 1940s and 1950s
  9. 22. Congress passed this act to limit the President’s authority to wage war
  10. 23. This Crisis was caused by the discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba made Americans fear an imminent nuclear attack
  11. 25. This Wisconsin senator gained fame by making claims there were Communists inside the US government
  12. 27. This Resolution gave the President a “blank check” to wage war in Vietnam, increasing the power of the POTUS (2 words: _________ ________ Resolution)
Down
  1. 1. The competition between the US and USSR to develop the best technology and weapons
  2. 2. This proposed defense initiative was also called “Star Wars,” and had the goal of defending the US against missile attacks
  3. 4. The US will take necessary measures to stop the spread of communism
  4. 7. This long conflict in Southeast Asia ended with the US withdrawing troops and the South surrendering to the North in 1975.
  5. 9. This was a prominent structure and symbol of the Cold War that separated the East and West parts of this German city
  6. 10. Nations This international organization was created after WW2 to provide a way to negotiate disputes
  7. 12. This was a delivery of supplies in a German city to circumvent the Soviet blockade
  8. 13. A military alliance formed by the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellite nations
  9. 14. This chemical herbicide was used to get rid of vegetation in Vietnam
  10. 15. This invasion in Cuba was a failed attempt to overthrow its Communist dictator
  11. 18. A series of attacks by the Viet Cong, this resulted in a decrease in public support for the Vietnam War
  12. 19. The first Russian satellite to orbit the Earth; as a result of this, the US began to emphasize math and science in schools
  13. 21. ___________ I Treaty: a five year agreement between the US and USSR to limit the countries’ number of missiles
  14. 24. This called for giving away billions of dollars in aid to help rebuild war-torn Europe
  15. 26. This is an international organization created by the US and its allies in 1949 to prevent attacks by the Soviet Union (acronym only)