Start of Cold War

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Across
  1. 2. The economic policy of supporting the development of Europe to enhance the embracing of capitalism and democracy.
  2. 3. A meeting before the end of World War Two to decide on post-war arrangements. Stalin promised to allow free and fair elections in Poland. That did not happen. He created the Soviet Satellite States by supporting local communists to take over governance.
  3. 6. This status allow USA and USSR to have the ability to rival each other globally. USA and USSR were such due to large amount of manpower, resources and industrial capability.
  4. 7. President Truman's policy of supporting Turkey and Greece militarily and financially to defeat a communist uprising in those countries.
  5. 10. A lack of a clear leader in Europe. All states were poor and therefore open to foreign influence and aid. This provided the opportunity for USSR and USA to rival one another.
  6. 11. Refers to the ideology of allowing the freedom for private ownership of properties and businesses
  7. 14. A band of states west of USSR for the security of USSR. If those states were communists, it will be unlikely for an attack on USSR from the west. If western countries sought to attack USSR, they will have to fight through this band of states first.
  8. 15. A war that took place from 1917 to 1922 between communist and non-communist Russians. USA supported the non-communists. That created a lack of trust among the leaders of USSR towards USA.
  9. 16. This was created in 1949 to deter what was deemed to be an aggressive Soviet Union. Member of this organization will defend one another from an attack.
Down
  1. 1. _________ ideologies refers to the conflicting values in the beliefs of two groups.
  2. 4. George Kennan proposed this when asked about the intentions of USSR after they established the satellite states and refused to support the creation of the World Bank and IMF.
  3. 5. USA/UK wanted to introduce this new currency to replace the ailing Reichsmark and rentenmark. Stalin was unhappy because it is against his interest which is to weaken
  4. 8. Refers to the ideology of allowing people to freely choose their government.
  5. 9. Refers to the ideology of creating equality through government allocation of resources. In such a system, the government owns all means of production.
  6. 12. Stalin did this in 1948 to warn the western powers not to further attempt anything to develop Germany.
  7. 13. What Britain and USA wanted to achieve in their occupied zone in Germany. France was initially apprehensive. It is to make the implementation of Marshall Plan more smooth. Stalin was against it as he wanted Germany to be weak.