Cold War vocab

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Across
  1. 2. MacArthur Wanted to attack China since the CHinese had a treaty with the North Koreans, and use nuclear weapons. Went over Truman's head, and got fired.
  2. 6. Plan, The US provided aid to 16 European countries to prevent "hunger ,poverty, desperation, and chaos."
  3. 8. Theory, The Theory that countries that were on the brink of communism were like dominos waiting to fall on top of each other (Eisenhower.)
  4. 11. Proposed by George F. Kennan in February 1946, this policy Involved taking measures to prevent the extension of communism
  5. 12. War, Fought between North and South Korea along the 38th parallel. US and the UN aided the South, while China aided the North.
  6. 13. Doctrine, The US gave $400 Million to Turkey and Greece."The US must support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressure."
Down
  1. 1. Airlift, Flew food and supplies to West Berlin after Stalin closed all roads/routes that led into the city. Flew a total of 2.3 Million tons total.
  2. 3. A form of government when the government of a country controls the distribution of property and all economic activities. Totalitarian Government (no opposing parties.)
  3. 4. War, The cold war was caused by the conflicting aims of the US and the USSR. There was never any direct confrontation on the battlefield
  4. 5. North Atlantic Treaty Organization; A defensive military alliance with the West European nations and the US.
  5. 7. Parallel, Divided communist North Korea and Democratic South Korea.
  6. 9. Curtain The name given to the place that divided democratic west Europe and communist east europe
  7. 10. Pact, Soviet Union version of NATO; comprised of Soviet Union and other satellite nations.