Cold War Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. A term invented by winston Churchill to describe the political and physical barriers between the Soviet bloc and the 'free' countries of Europe.
  2. 6. A south-east Asian conflict between communism North Vietnam and the non-communist South Vietnam. THe US supported the South while the USSR supported the other side.
  3. 8. It took place from 1950-1953 between North and South Korea. The Soviet's backed up the North while the US and UN supported the South.
  4. 10. Explosive devices that generate enormous heat and destructive power through nuclear fission.
  5. 12. The policy of restricting communist expansion, a key element of the Truman Doctrine.
  6. 13. A party that is against the Communist Party
  7. 17. NSA; A US agency that gathers information and intelligence by monitoring, intercepting and deciphering radio and signals.
  8. 20. United States of America; Their government is a democracy and is against communism.
  9. 21. The Anti-communist theory, contending that the rise of communism in one country would inevitably lead to it spreading to neighboring countries, particularly in Asia.
Down
  1. 1. Where larger nations support and supply smaller nations involved in a war, without becoming directly involved.
  2. 2. USA and USSR were competing in rocket technology and space exploration between the 1950-1975.
  3. 3. A slogan that was used to teach Americans how to react to a nuclear strike.
  4. 4. The ability of one nation to launch a surprise attack on another, giving them a significant advantage.
  5. 7. A military action to surround or barricade a port, island, city or nation.
  6. 9. This was where a student demonstration was crushed by Chinese Troops in 1898.
  7. 11. A foreign policy, where a nation refuses to commit to any alliances in the war.
  8. 14. A secure building that is underground to protect inhabitants from a nuclear attack.
  9. 15. Aircrafts that would supply Western zones of Berlin with food, fuel and coal, during the Soviet and East German blockade of the city.
  10. 16. the practice of using secret agents and spies to advance in government polices like information gathering, sabotage, or assassination.
  11. 18. A period where two or more nations engage in rapid production of military technology and equipment.
  12. 19. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Their government was communism.