Across
- 2. become or make greater in size, amount, intensity, or degree
- 5. a very powerful and influential nation (used especially with reference to the US and the former Soviet Union when these were perceived as the two most powerful nations in the world)
- 6. a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
- 9. a notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989
- 10. the armed forces of a country
- 11. control of one country by another country
- 14. able to withstand great force or pressure
- 17. the feeling that someone or something cannot be relied upon
- 19. existing, occurring, or carried on between two or more nations
- 22. a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory
- 24. a system of government when priests in place of god
- 26. an elected local, district, or national council in the former Soviet Union
- 27. soldiers or armed forces
- 30. the energy in the nucleus, or core, of an atom
- 31. systematic and planned extermination of en entire national, racial, political, or ethnic group
- 33. the state or condition of physical touching
- 34. extending or moving from one place to another by the shortest way without changing direction or stopping
- 37. system based on custom and need, not on wants
- 38. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry
- 41. not likely to give way or overturn; firmly fixed
- 43. a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare
- 45. government by the people
- 46. a person's regular occupation, profession, or trade
- 48. the governing body of a nation, state, or community
- 49. rule by few
- 50. a stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively
Down
- 1. citizen of the United States
- 3. a thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage
- 4. the change of semi-desert land into desert land
- 7. people and government both make decisions about products
- 8. strict control by the government over the means of production
- 12. a state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose
- 13. a person who supports or believes in the principles of communism
- 15. exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way
- 16. a native or citizen of the United States
- 18. close down or dismiss (an assembly or official body)
- 20. rule by one
- 21. the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits
- 23. rigid separation of races by law in South Africa
- 25. the belief your culture is better than another
- 28. put an end to the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it
- 29. help, typically of a practical nature
- 32. the authority to represent someone else, especially in voting
- 35. belief that a rulers authority comes from god
- 36. an area of land and its buildings used for growing crops and rearing animals, typically under the control of one owner or manager
- 39. begin to be involved in
- 40. to place over against something so as to provide resistance, counterbalance, or contrast one
- 42. go from one place to another, typically over a distance of some length
- 44. little to no government involvement in the economy
- 47. the science dealing with the production distribution and consumption of money