20th Century

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Across
  1. 2. modern leader who brought democracy and free market capitalism to the Soviet Union
  2. 6. A 20th/century competition between the United States and the Soviet Union for supremecy in space exploration
  3. 7. Alliance of nations including Germany and Japan during WWII
  4. 9. Alliance of nations including the U.S., Britain, and the Soviet Union during WWII
  5. 13. The theatre where Allies battled Germany
  6. 14. non-fighting war between the United States and the Soviet Union over influence in the world
  7. 15. U.S. ideology stating that if one country fell to communism then neighboring countries would follow suit
  8. 18. nuclear weapon used to defeat Japan and save American lives
  9. 20. When money loses value while the costs of goods increases
  10. 23. Racial discrimination directed towards Jewish people
  11. 24. U.S. naval base that was bombed by the Japanese forcing the U.S. to enter WWII
  12. 27. created by the United Nations in 1947 as a Jewish homeland
  13. 28. Site where Soviet arms were smuggled in order to put military pressure on America
  14. 29. Communist leader and successor to Vladimir Lenin who developed the Five Year Plan
Down
  1. 1. The theatre where the United States fought Japan
  2. 3. U.S. foreign policy focusing on suppressing the spread of Communism
  3. 4. country that saw two wars with the United States over territory, resources, and alleged weapons of mass destruction
  4. 5. Post-World War II alliance headed by the Soviet Union
  5. 8. military strategy designed to defeat Japan one island at a time
  6. 10. Bolshevik leader who began the communist Russian Revolution
  7. 11. the geographic region containing Japan's empire
  8. 12. work camp; place where prisoners were forced to perform menial tasks
  9. 16. nation in the middle east punished after World War II for its alliance with Germany
  10. 17. successor to the League of Nations; designed to prevent future wars
  11. 19. An unsuccessful military invasion into Cuba to halt Fidel Castro's nationalistic policies
  12. 21. Avoiding war by making concessions to Hitler's actions
  13. 22. Treaty that ended WWI and punished Germany
  14. 23. A 20th/century competition between the United States and the Soviet Union for supremecy in military weaponry
  15. 25. the systematic mass extermination of the Jewish people
  16. 26. place where prisoners were sent for extermination
  17. 30. Post-World War II alliance headed by the United States