Across
- 2. Allies' response to Soviet blockade of West Berlin
- 7. an international peacekeeping organization
- 11. Competition between the U.S. and USSR to explore outer space
- 12. Increase in birth rates after the war
- 13. U.S. economic aid to war-torn Europe
- 14. the stockpiling of nuclear weapons as a deterrent of nuclear war
- 16. Barrier built to divide East and West Germany
- 17. government handles all decision-making; people have no choice
- 19. Military alliance formed to fight against Soviet influence
- 20. Benefits for military veterans returning home
Down
- 1. divided into two countries-East (communist), West (democratic)
- 3. War Controversial conflict involving the U.S. in Southeast Asia
- 4. name for the divide between communist and non-communist countries
- 5. U.S. and Soviet Union emerged as global _______________.
- 6. _________ conflict between North and South Korea
- 8. Tension-filled rivalry between the U.S. and Soviet Union
- 9. the interstate ________ system allowed Americans to easily travel the country
- 10. type of government in which the people elect leaders to run government
- 15. First satellite launched into orbit by the USSR
- 18. Strategy to prevent the spread of communism