Cold War Review Crossword

6. President Truman’s policy to aid nations struggling against communism
8. negative catchword for extreme, reckless charges of disloyalty
10. rival military alliance formed by the Soviet Union and its satellite states
11. list of people banned from certain jobs because of suspected communist ties.
12. diplomat and secretary of state under President Eisenhower
16. struggle in which the U.S. and Soviet Union became rivals but never fought directly in military conflict
17. congressional committee that investigated possible subversive activities within the United States.
18. American intelligence-gathering organization.
19. American organization that coordinates the space-related efforts of scientists and the military.
22. imaginary barrier separating Soviet-controlled countries and the free world
23. defensive alliance aimed at preventing the spread of communism in Southeast Asia
25. belief that only by going to the brink of war could the U.S. prevent war
27. leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin’s death
30. dividing line between North Korea and South Korea
31. World War II hero who commanded American troops in South Korea
33. the candy bomber
35. policy in which the United States and the Soviet Union hoped to deter nuclear war by building up enough weapons to destroy each other.

1. President Eisenhower’s policy that stated the U.S. would use force to help nations threatened by communism.
2. independent nation under the control of a more powerful nation.
3. to place under government control.
4. group of writers, directors, and producers who refused to answer HUAC questions about possible communist ties.
5. law making it illegal to teach about or advocate the violent overthrow of the U.S. government.
7. race in which countries compete to build more powerful weapons.
9. policy of threatening to use massive force in response to aggression.
13. crisis in which Britain and France attempted to seize control of the Suez canal from Egypt
14. operation in which the United States and Britain broke the Soviet blockade of West Berlin
15. nationalist leader in China
19. military alliance to counter Soviet expansion.
20. U.S. Senator who falsely accused Americans of having communist ties.
21. American reaction to the fear that communists were working to destroy American life.
24. policy of keeping communism contained within its existing borders
26. communist leader in China.
28. war fought to achieve only specific goals
29. U.S. aid program to help Western Europe rebuild after World War II
32. U.S. government official accused of being a communist spy and convicted of perjury.
34. American couple executed for passing atomic secrets to Soviet agents