Across
- 2. A city in Germany that was split between the West and the Soviet-controlled East.
- 4. The first human-made satellite, launched by the USSR in 1957.
- 6. The 1950s war between Communist North and Democratic South.
- 7. The organization started by the U.S. after the launch of the first satellite.
- 10. The Soviet leader who started reforms in 1985.
- 12. The U.S. economic system based on free choice and private ownership.
- 14. The barrier built in 1961 that physically divided Berlin.
- 15. The ideology where the government controls the economy and restricts personal freedoms.
- 18. The parallel line that divides North and South Korea.
- 19. The reform that granted Russians more economic freedom.
- 20. A couple executed for giving atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Down
- 1. UNION The superpower that fell in 1991, officially marking the end of the Cold War.
- 3. The U.S. President who ordered a naval blockade during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- 5. The American pilot captured after his spy plane was shot down.
- 8. The U.S. operation to fly millions of tons of supplies to West Berlin.
- 9. The conflict often remembered as the "first TV war".
- 10. The "openness" policy that allowed Russians more political and cultural freedom.
- 11. The general who led U.S. troops in the Korean War.
- 13. The Communist leader who took over Cuba in 1959.
- 16. The name of the high-altitude spy plane that was shot down by the Soviets.
- 17. Short for "Mutually Assured Destruction," the understanding that an attack would destroy both sides.
