Across
- 3. an economic system based on the idea that farms and businesses should be owned in common by the workers who do the labor
- 5. a U.S. aid plan designed to promote economic recovery in Europe after World War II
- 6. Who was President
- 7. an economic system based on private ownership of farms and businesses
- 12. an international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and cooperation among the world’s nations
- 14. What crisis did Cuba have
- 17. a war in which the superpowers backed different sides, which acted as substitutes for the superpowers themselves
- 18. Who was the leader of the USSR
- 20. A competition to develop and manufacture more and more powerful weapons
Down
- 1. Why did America “fight” the USSR
- 2. Who became the Soviet leader in 1986
- 4. a list of people or groups who are under suspicion for something and are thus excluded from certain opportunities
- 8. Who was Karl Marx
- 9. It was called the Cold War because America and the USSR had no direct what.
- 10. How did communism end
- 11. Who became president in 1981
- 13. What was Russia called
- 15. the global struggle for power and influence between the United States and the Soviet Union that followed World War II
- 16. What did both Americans and Europeans protest
- 19. What did the USA adopt because of an overwhelming threat