Across
- 1. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- 3. the 13day event that almost lead to nuclear warfare
- 5. a competition between the US and the USSR to obtain nuclaer weapons
- 6. A war fought in Korea between South Korea and North Korea. US fought to stop the spread of communism
- 10. an area of extreme tension
- 13. a acompetition between the Soviet Union and the united states to obtain scientific superiority
- 14. a war fought in Vietnam between South Vietnam and North Vietnam. The Us fought in it to stop the spread of communism
- 15. the soviets built this during the cold war to keep people inside of east Germany
- 17. the western superpower during the cold war
- 19. soviet occupied sector of Germany
Down
- 1. weapons that almost had to be used during the cold war
- 2. a world power that has military power and political influence
- 4. The leader of the USSR during the cold war
- 7. The imaginary line dividing Europe into two halves
- 8. the long period of distrust between the US and USSR
- 9. Alliances between the soviet union and other communist countries
- 11. an airlift conducted by the US and great britain that lasted for 15 months to get suppllies into west Berlin.
- 12. the eastern superpower during the cold war
- 16. person to create the "red scare" that scared millions of americans nationwide
- 18. soviet occupied countries in eastern europe with communist goverments