Cold War

3. The communist-led country that fought against the United States and its allies in the Korean War
5. The ideological and geopolitical struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted from the late 1940s to the early 1990s
8. The communist-led country that the Soviet Union was allied with
9. The 1947 policy that provided economic and military aid to countries threatened by communism
12. The 1948-1949 operation where the United States and its allies airlifted supplies to West Berlin after the Soviet Union blockaded the city
14. The international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace and security
15. The 1947 plan that provided economic aid to help rebuild Europe after World War II
16. The belief that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would also fall

1. The policy of preventing the spread of communism to other countries
2. The political and economic system where the government owns the means of production and distribution of goods
4. The policy of expanding communist influence around the world
6. The 1946 telegram written by George Kennan that outlined the policy of containment
7. The communist-led country that fought against the United States and its allies in the Vietnam War
10. The 1962 confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the placement of Soviet missiles in Cuba
11. The physical and ideological division between communist and democratic countries during the Cold War
13. The communist-led country that the United States attempted to overthrow in the Bay of Pigs invasion