Cold War

3. Airlift : 1948–1949 operation to supply West Berlin by air after the Soviet blockade
6. : Use of media and information to promote a political cause or viewpoint
10. : A nation with dominant global influence and powerful military and economy
11. Arms Race : Competition between the USA and USSR to develop and stockpile nuclear weapons
13. Union : Communist state led by Russia, existed from 1922 to 1991
14. : American policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism
16. : Political system in which property is owned collectively and the state controls the economy
18. War : Period of tension and rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II
19. States : Western superpower opposing the USSR during the Cold War

1. Wall : Structure built in 1961 to prevent East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
2. Pact : Military alliance formed in 1955 by the Soviet Union and its satellite states
4. Curtain : Term used by Winston Churchill to describe the division between Western Europe and the Soviet-controlled East
5. Race : Competition between the USA and USSR to achieve achievements in space exploration
7. : Period of improved relations between the USA and the USSR during the 1970s
8. War : War (1950–1953) between communist North Korea and capitalist South Korea
9. War : A conflict where superpowers support opposing sides rather than fighting directly
12. : Practice of spying, common between the superpowers during the Cold War
14. : Economic system based on private ownership and free markets
15. : Military alliance formed in 1949 between Western countries for mutual defense
17. Missile Crisis : 1962 confrontation between the USA and the USSR over Soviet missiles in Cuba