Cold War Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. measures to prevent spread of communism
  2. 5. a political theory in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
  3. 6. An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations.
  4. 7. A prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States.
  5. 10. A wall separating East and West Berlin built by East Germany in 1961 to keep citizens from escaping to the West
  6. 11. A theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control.
  7. 13. the closest approach to nuclear war at any time between the U.S. and the USSR. When the U.S. discovered Soviet nuclear missiles on Cuba
  8. 18. A deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other
  9. 19. the power struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II
  10. 20. An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation.
Down
  1. 1. 1949 alliance of nations that agreed to band together in the event of war and to support and protect each nation involved
  2. 2. A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region
  3. 4. Law that provided an opportunity and stimulus for college education for many Americans. It allocated funds for upgrading funds in the sciences, foreign language, guidance services, and teaching innovation.
  4. 8. A cohort of individuals born in the United States between 1946 and 1964
  5. 9. System created by the National Highway Act of 1956 to improve mobility of citizens and the military
  6. 12. Law Passed in 1944 to help returning veterans buy homes and pay for higher education
  7. 14. nations with enough military, political, and economic strength to influence events worldwide
  8. 15. A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union
  9. 16. A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)
  10. 17. civil war between North and South Korea, but the conflict soon became international when, under U.S. leadership, the United Nations joined to support South Korea and China entered to aid North Korea.