Across
- 4. Pact: A military alliance formed by the Soviet Union and its satellite states in response to NATO.
- 6. The primary US foreign policy aimed at preventing the global spread of communism.
- 7. Wall: A fortified concrete barrier built to separate communist East Berlin from democratic West Berlin.
- 9. Race: A competitive build-up of massive nuclear weapon stockpiles between the US and the USSR.
- 10. The world's first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, which triggered the Space Race.
- 13. War: A conflict started by major powers where they do not fight each other directly, such as the Korean or Vietnam wars.
- 14. An economic and political system where property is collectively owned and controlled by the government.
Down
- 1. Plan: A massive US economic aid package designed to help rebuild Western Europe after World War II.
- 2. A military alliance formed by Western democratic nations for collective security against Soviet aggression.
- 3. Curtain: The imaginary line or barrier dividing democratic Western Europe from communist Eastern Europe.
- 5. Race: A high-stakes competition between the US and USSR to achieve landmarks in space exploration.
- 7. The dangerous practice of pushing a highly tense geopolitical situation to the very edge of open war.
- 8. An economic system based on private ownership of property, open markets, and free enterprise.
- 11. Doctrine: A US policy providing military and economic aid to any country threatened by communist takeover.
- 12. War: A state of political hostility and high tension between the US and the Soviet Union without direct military fighting.