Cold War Begins/Asia

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Across
  1. 2. A military alliance of Western nations formed to defend against the Soviet Union.
  2. 4. The communist leader of North Vietnam who fought against the US.
  3. 7. Nationalist leader who fled to Taiwan after losing the war for China.
  4. 8. A US program that gave billions of dollars to help rebuild Europe after WWII.
  5. 11. A powerful chemical used by the US to clear jungles during the Vietnam War.
  6. 16. The US promise to provide military and economic aid to any nation fighting communism.
  7. 18. A meeting where world leaders decided how to divide Germany after WWII.
  8. 19. The use of spies to steal government secrets, like nuclear plans.
Down
  1. 1. When the US flew food and supplies into a city to break a Soviet blockade.
  2. 3. The specific parallel line that divides North Korea and South Korea.
  3. 5. Iranian leader who was removed from power after he tried to take control of Iran's oil.
  4. 6. The imaginary line that divided communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe.
  5. 7. The US policy of trying to stop the spread of communism to new countries.
  6. 9. Leader who led the communists to victory in the Chinese Civil War.
  7. 10. The result of the Korean War where neither side won and the border stayed the same.
  8. 12. The fear that if one country became communist, the ones next to it would too.
  9. 13. A style of fighting using traps and hit-and-run attacks instead of open battles.
  10. 14. A system where the government owns everything and aims to create a classless society.
  11. 15. An economic system where individuals own businesses and compete to make a profit.
  12. 17. Conflicts where powerful countries support opposing sides instead of fighting each other directly.