Across
- 2. Missiles that the USA installed in Turkey in 1959 as part of NATO’S initiative to deter USSR from invading Germany and other NATO countries
- 5. Economic organisation set up by the USSR for Communist states to exchange expertise and provide support
- 6. A situation where 2 or more countries have the same quantity or quality of nuclear weapons
- 10. A country that is formally independent but under heavy political, economic and military influence or control of another country.
- 11. A type of missile that was first launched by the USSR in 1957, with a minimum range of 5500km
- 12. Crisis that occurred when Stalin cut all road, rail and waterway access to Allied-controlled Berlin
- 14. The belief that when a country falls to Communism, the neighbouring countries will follow suit.
- 15. A term coined by Winston Churchill that refers to the ideological division of Western and Eastern Europe
- 16. Military alliance formed by the USSR and her allies
- 18. Policy implemented by the USA to isolate Communism within its existing borders in order to prevent its spread elsewhere
- 19. Type of assistance provided by members of NATO in order to prevent a Communist attack
Down
- 1. A type of conflict whereby countries fight on the behalf of more powerful countries
- 3. Economic programme launched by the USA to help rebuild post-WWII Europe
- 4. The process of transforming a country into a Communist country according to USSR’s model
- 7. The guiding principle behind USA’s foreign policy that was aimed at stopping Soviet expansion after WWII
- 8. Alliance led by USSR and other Communist countries
- 9. The state of division where power is distributed between two dominant countries
- 13. Status of countries who did not want to take sides during the Cold War
- 17. Alliance formed by USA and Southeast Asian to prevent the spread of Communism in the region
- 19. Outcome of a conflict, should both countries decide to use nuclear weapons against each other