Across
- 1. Soviet leader who ruled iron fist from 1920s to 1953
- 3. the U.S backed country that fought against communist forces in the Korean War
- 5. metaphorical divide between communist Eastern Europe
- 7. the soviet unions response to NATO a military alliance of communist nations
- 9. safety drill taught to schoolchildren in case of a nuclear explosion
- 10. a 1960 Cold War event in which an American aircraft was shot down over the soviet union
- 11. a system of government where a single party has complete control
- 13. the U.S president during WWII
- 17. U.S program that provided economic aid to rebuild European countries after WWII
- 20. a military alliance formed in 1949 to counter soviet influence
- 21. form of government where power is held by the people
- 22. countries in Eastern Europe controlled by the Soviet Union
- 23. the country that became communist in 1949 under Moa Zedong
Down
- 1. first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957
- 2. hatred between the us and Russia
- 4. The U.S senator who led anti communist investigations in the 1950s
- 6. The dividing line between North and South Korea
- 8. the U.S and allied operation to supply West Berlin
- 12. a U.S policy promising to aid to countries resisting communism
- 14. a structure built during the Cold War to protect against nuclear attacks
- 15. communist nations that invaded its southern neighbor in 1950 starting a war
- 16. nation that supports democracy and freedom
- 18. congressional committee that investigated suspected communist influence in the U.S
- 19. largest country in the world
