Cold war crossword puzzle

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