1950s Review - Intro to Cold War

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Across
  1. 3. this type of bomb made it clear that ducking and covering would not save you
  2. 7. rebellious type of music loved by 1950s teenagers
  3. 9. this was the first conflict (actual fighting) in the Cold War
  4. 10. military alliance between all the capitalist countries; if you attack one, you attack them all
  5. 15. where you would have to live for weeks or years if a hydrogen bomb dropped near your area
  6. 17. how US and Brits supplied western part of Berlin for 13 months with needed food and supplies
  7. 22. economic and government system opposed by US during Cold War
  8. 23. White America left the cities and moved here during the 1950s
Down
  1. 1. when soldiers come home, marry and have BIG families (4+ kids)
  2. 2. this law connected most US cities of at least 50k people
  3. 4. advice given by Bert the Turtle to school kids if an atomic bomb went off
  4. 5. in the Korean War this country was the communist one invading the US ally
  5. 6. City where Joseph Stalin tried to cut off capitalist supplies and force them to join Soviet side in Cold War
  6. 8. US strategy during the Cold War to keep communism from spreading to new areas
  7. 11. the particles in the atmosphere that linger and eventually fall to Earth, poisoning the people that are exposed to them
  8. 12. Technically, the US did not declare war on North Korea; this organization used many troops (mostly US) to push the North Koreans back
  9. 13. large populated country that turned communist in 1949, scaring rest of world
  10. 14. US President at the start of the Cold War
  11. 16. competition to conquer outer space and get to moon first
  12. 18. The 1950s were full of these, like "Be normal" and "fit in"
  13. 19. Soviet satellite launched into space and really scared the US
  14. 20. allowed soldiers to get a free education after serving in WWII
  15. 21. former general in WWII and then ended the Korean War as president