Across
- 7. Time in history where the U.S. and Soviet Union were rivals, and suspicious of each other.
- 8. The strongest countries in the world were the U.S. and Soviet Union.
- 9. U.S. fought to keep South Korea from becoming communist.
- 11. U.S. fought to keep South Vietnam from becoming communist.
- 12. In 1949, China split in two: a communist country and a democracy. Today, both countries say they are the "real" China.
Down
- 1. Huge group of countries meet together to maintain peace and security.
- 2. American public was afraid of communists living among them.
- 3. Time of history where nuclear weapons threatened everyday life.
- 4. The U.S. did not want new countries to become communist.
- 5. After WWII, many Americans moved elsewhere within the U.S.
- 6. U.S. congressman made people feel afraid of people being secretly communist.
- 8. U.S. and Soviet Union competed in scientific exploration of space.
- 10. U.S. and Soviet Union rapidly built up their collection of weapons.