Across
- 2. Revolutionary who founded the Soviet Union after leading the Bolsheviks in 1917.
- 5. Period of major technological and industrial growth beginning in the 1700s.
- 8. Eastern Bloc military alliance created by the Soviet Union in 1955.
- 9. U.S. program that gave financial aid to rebuild Europe after World War II.
- 10. Associations of skilled workers that controlled trade before industrialization.
- 11. U.S. president who introduced the Truman Doctrine and led during early Cold War tensions.
- 13. 1917 uprising that ended czarist rule and led to communist power.
- 14. Radical socialist group led by Lenin that took control in 1917.
- 15. Political theory calling for a classless society and public ownership of production.
- 16. Communist state created after the Russian Revolution, lasting until 1991.
Down
- 1. Soviet-led economic alliance for communist nations.
- 3. 1950–1953 conflict between communist North Korea and U.S.-backed South Korea.
- 4. Term for the fear that the Soviets had more nuclear weapons than the U.S.
- 6. Western military alliance formed in 1949 for collective defense.
- 7. Soviet leader who ruled through terror and led during World War II and early Cold War.
- 12. Global organization founded in 1945 to maintain peace and cooperation.