Amato

1. Information or ideas spread to influence public opinion.
4. Curtain The symbolic division between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War.
6. weapons Powerful explosives that use atomic reactions, capable of causing massive destruction.
10. wars Conflicts where two superpowers supported opposing sides without directly fighting each other.
11. Countries that joined together to support and defend each other during the Cold War.
13. A policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism.
15. The practice of spying, gathering secret information from other countries.
16. arms control Efforts to limit the number and use of nuclear weapons.
17. A period of improved relations and reduced tension between the United States and the Soviet Union.
18. Wall A wall built by East Germany to separate East and West Berlin during the Cold War.
19. race A competition between nations to develop and acquire more advanced weapons.

2. Scare A period of intense fear of communism in the United States during the Cold War.
3. A policy of not aligning with either the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
5. airlift A massive airlift operation to supply West Berlin during the Soviet blockade.
7. War A period of political tension and rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II.
8. theory The belief that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would also fall.
9. race A competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to achieve milestones in space exploration.
10. coexistence The idea that the United States and the Soviet Union could peacefully coexist despite their ideological differences.
12. The United States and the Soviet Union, the two dominant countries during the Cold War.
14. fallout Radioactive particles released into the atmosphere after a nuclear explosion.