Across
- 2. "_____ War," a conflict of proxies and influence around the globe between the US and USSR.
- 4. The supposed political and economic ideal of the Soviet Union and China.
- 6. Western militray alliance headed by the Us against the Warsaw Pact.
- 7. "Berlin _____," an "anti-Fascist barrier" that actually pointed its guns at East Berliners instead.
- 9. Asian country the US fought a war over, but they won under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh and would do the same to China.
- 10. Nikita ______, new soviet leader after Stalin's death, a cunning leader who "de-Stalinized" the Soviet Union.
- 11. "______ Union," the USSR, the Russia-based communist power on one side of the Cold War.
- 12. "Warsaw _____" Soviet-led Communist alliance against NATO.
- 15. Joseph _____, the Soviet Union leader who died of a stroke.
- 16. Island off Chinese Coast, ruled by different government; China wants it back.
- 17. _____ Zedong, Chinese Communist leader and mass murderer.
Down
- 1. "______ Plan, US loans $13.3 Billion to Europe to rebuild after WWII
- 2. Ancient former powerhouse made Communist by Mao, who end up opposing the Soviet Union.
- 3. Asian Country the Us fought a war over, with a "North" section still ruled by the Kim family today.
- 5. "______ Nations," the new international diplomatic body that the US got to back the Korean War.
- 8. "Berlin _____," a humanitarian effort to feed a besieged Berlin by the Western powers.
- 13. The economic system of the Western powers in the Cold War
- 14. "______ Republic," an insulting nickname for Latin American countries the US would overthrow for business reasons.