Iron Curtain Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. The term used to describe the period of tension and competition between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
  2. 10. The Hungarian uprising against Soviet influence in 1956 was brutally suppressed by Soviet forces in this capital city.
  3. 11. The U.S. president who famously declared, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" in reference to the Berlin Wall.
  4. 12. The Soviet leader who introduced the concept of the "Iron Curtain" in a speech in 1946.
  5. 13. The German states of East Germany and West Germany were formally reunited in this year, marking the end of the Cold War.
Down
  1. 1. The American program that provided economic aid to help rebuild Western Europe after World War II and prevent the spread of communism.
  2. 2. The Soviet satellite state where a non-violent revolution led to the overthrow of communism in 1989.
  3. 3. The dividing line that separated western europe from eastern europe during the cold war.
  4. 4. The country where the communist regime under Enver Hoxha created a highly isolated and repressive state in Eastern Europe.
  5. 5. The policy adopted by the United States to contain the spread of communism during the Cold War.
  6. 6. The military alliance formed by the Soviet Union and its satellite states in response to NATO
  7. 7. The intelligence agency of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
  8. 8. The capital city of Germany that was divided by the Berlin Wall during the Cold War.
  9. 9. The U.S. senator known for his investigations into alleged communist infiltration in the United States during the Cold War.