Cold War Review

1. communist leader of North Vietnam
3. mutual defense pact formed by Western nations in 1949
5. military pact for the Soviet Union and their allies
8. policy of Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev
10. Khrushchev's successor; held power until 1982 when he died
13. operation that moved supplies to West Berlin
14. first major proxy war fought by communist and non-communist
15. head of the Soviet Communists from 1928-1953
19. U.S policy of attempting to restrict soviet power
22. ideological barrier that divided east and west
24. this Polish group helped the country to gain independence from the USSR
26. line of latitude that decided North from South Korea
27. 40th president of the United States and helped end the Cold War
29. destruction was this as “balance of terror” was equal between the Soviet Union and the U.S.

2. period of revolutionary upheaval and political persecution in China
4. person who allowed the USSR to build nuclear missile bases in Cuba
6. a weapons competition between nations
7. Nixon's plan to gradually remove troops and leave fighting to the "locals"
9. was both created and destroyed during the Cold War
11. In 1979, the USSR invaded this country signalling the end of the decade of eased relations
12. organization that replaced the League of Nations
16. An economic system in which there is no private property
17. theory that said if Asia falls to communism, communists will win the Cold War.
18. meeting between Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt
19. US agency involved in secret missions to disrupt political and economic proceedings of other nations
20. U.S aid plan designed to promote economic recovery in Europe after WW2
21. What is considered "the incident" of the Vietnam War that led to increased American involvement
23. policy meaning openness
24. treaty signed to limit the production and proliferation of nuclear weapons
25. Potentially devastating weapons proliferated during the cold war
28. easing of Cold War tensions