Across
- 2. approved by Congress in 1948 to send $13 billion in grants and loans to nations in Western Europe
- 4. idea that if one nation fell to communism, its closest neighbors would follow and so on
- 5. became a catchword for the extreme reckless charges between 1950 and 1954 surrounding domestic communism
- 7. opposed Vietnam and Johnson's war policy
- 10. formed in 1949, provided a military alliance to counter Soviet expansion; its formation led to the creation of the Warsaw Pact
- 13. created in 1961 under JFK to send American volunteers around the world to assist developing countries
- 14. goal of the Truman administration to keep communism contained within its existing borders
- 15. supported Vietnam and Johnson's war policy
Down
- 1. authorized President Johnson to take all necessary measures to repel any attack on the U.S.; allowed him to send troops into Vietnam
- 3. the Soviet premier following Joseph Stalin, the first part of his rule led to a slight decrease in tension between the Soviets and the United States under JFK
- 6. policy where the United States promised to aid Middle Eastern nations threatened by communism
- 8. Nixon's policy of withdrawing troops from Vietnam
- 9. invasion of Cuba on April 17, 1961 following the growth of tension with Cuba and the rise of Fidel Castro
- 11. American general who led U.N. forces in the Korean War but was fired by Truman after continually advocated to use nuclear weapons
- 12. became a visible symbol of the reality of the two Germanys and the gulf between the communist east and the democratic west