The Cold War

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Across
  1. 4. a political system in which citizens vote for their representatives and their wishes
  2. 6. a state of tension between 2 or more nations with no actual fighting
  3. 10. Policy in which nations agree to protect one another against attack
  4. 12. an economic system based on community or government ownership of business
  5. 13. Launched by the Soviet Union - the first artificial satellite put into Earth's orbit
  6. 14. a statement from President Truman promising aid to Greece and Turkey in order to prevent communist takeover in these nations
  7. 15. An American aid program in Europe which provided support to the war-torn countries after WW2 in attempt to stop the spread of communism
  8. 18. an economic system based on private ownership of business
  9. 19. a nation under heavy political or economic influence of a more powerful nation
  10. 20. the policy of not allowing communism to spread to any more nations
  11. 21. a battle between two or more countries to create the most and best weaponry
Down
  1. 1. Group of people in the film industry who were jailed for refusing to answer congressional questions regarding Communist influence in Hollywood in the late 1940s
  2. 2. The battle between the United States and the Soviet Union in which both nations aimed to be the first to explore outer space
  3. 3. Flew food and supplies to West Berlin after Stalin closed all roads/routes that led into the city. Flew a total of 2.3 million tons total
  4. 5. House Un-American Activities Committee - A congressional committee set up to investigate espionage and other disloyalty within the United States
  5. 7. The practice of of making accusations of disloyalty, treason, or subversion without regard to evidence
  6. 8. A peace-keeping organization created at the end of WW2 in hopes of preventing future military conflict
  7. 9. an imaginary line dividing the communist controlled sphere within Europe and the "free" or democratic nations of Europe
  8. 11. a political system in which one leader or a small group of leaders holds absolute power
  9. 16. A military alliance of communist nations that agree to work together in case of attack from an outside source
  10. 17. The theory that if one nation in Asia falls to communism, the rest will follow