Cold War Tensions

7. - U.S. policy to contain communism during the Cold War.
10. - U.S.-backed overthrow of a democratically elected government.
12. - Country that underwent significant diplomatic changes during the 1970s.
14. - City divided during the Cold War, symbolizing East-West tensions.
15. - Nickname for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) proposed by the U.S.
16. - Ideological system opposed by the U.S. during the Cold War.
18. - War - Proxy conflict during the Cold War in Southern Africa.
19. - Economic cooperation between the U.S. and the USSR.
20. - Country divided along ideological lines during the Cold War.

1. - U.S.'s main adversary in the Cold War.
2. - Strategic Arms Limitation Talks aimed at reducing nuclear arms.
3. - Efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.
4. - Soviet leader during much of the 1970s.
5. - U.S. president who pursued a policy of détente with the USSR.
6. - Political scandal in the U.S. during the Cold War era.
8. - Destruction - Concept of balance in nuclear deterrence.
9. - Policy of easing tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
11. - U.S. nuclear ballistic missile system deployed during the 70s.
13. - Crisis that heightened tensions between the U.S. and the USSR.
17. - Southeast Asian country that experienced significant Cold War involvement.