Across
- 4. conflict between North Korea, backed by China and the USSR, and South Korea, backed by the UN between 1950-1953
- 6. married couple convicted and executed for espionage, allegedly passing atomic secrets to the USSR
- 9. group of film industry professionals who were blacklisted and jailed for alleged communist activities
- 11. Strategy used by the US to prevent the spread of communism by limiting its influence and expansion
- 12. provided benefits such as education, housing, and employment assistance to WWII veterans
- 15. prominent war general that played a key role in WWII and the Korean War, known for his controversial strategies
- 17. military alliance formed by Western countries to defend against potential aggression from the Soviet Union
Down
- 1. US senator who gained notoriety for his aggressive campaign against suspected communists
- 2. policy announced by President Truman that pledged to provide assistance to countries threatened by communism
- 3. American pilot whose U2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union
- 5. period of fear and paranoia in the US based on the suspicion of communist espionage
- 7. when the Soviet Union blocked Western access to West Berlin in an attempt to gain control over the city
- 8. government official accused of being a Soviet spy, leading to a highly publicized trial and controversy over his innocence
- 10. congressional committee in the US that investigated alleged communist activities
- 13. program initiated by the US after WWII to provide financial aid to help Western Europe
- 14. millitary alliance of communist countries as a response to Nato
- 16. when a US spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960, worsening tensions