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- 2. A conflict between communist and anti-communist forces in Greece, regarded as the first Cold War conflict.
- 5. The first satellite launched into space, marking the beginning of the space race during the Cold War.
- 7. The plan that aimed to provide economic aid to Europe after WWII, particularly to help rebuild economies and prevent the spread of communism.
- 8. The economic and political program that aimed to rebuild and strengthen the Soviet economy and Eastern Europe, countering the Marshall Plan.
- 11. The 1946 document by George Kennan outlining the strategy of containment against Soviet expansion.
- 12. The wartime meeting of the "Big Three" in July-August 1945 that discussed the administration of post-war Germany.
- 13. Division of Germany's capital city during the Cold War.
- 14. Country where the first atomic bombs were dropped during World War II.
- 16. Conference where Allied leaders decided on post-war Europe's division.
- 17. The group of Eastern European countries dominated by the Soviet Union after World War II.
- 18. The 1956 crisis over the control of a strategic canal in Egypt, involving Britain, France, Israel, and the USSR.
- 19. Term for the ideological and political struggle between the USA and the Soviet Union after WWII.
- 22. The 1948-1949 operation in which Allied aircraft delivered food and supplies to a blockaded city in the Soviet zone of Germany.
- 23. Conflict in which North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, fought against South Korea and a UN coalition led by the USA.
- 24. Organization founded after WWII to promote international cooperation and prevent future wars.
- 25. The policy proposed by President Truman to provide political, military, and economic assistance to democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.
- 26. U.S. Senator who led a campaign against alleged communists in the U.S. government and other institutions during the early 1950s.
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- 1. American reconnaissance aircraft shot down by the Soviet Union in 1960, escalating Cold War tensions.
- 3. The site where the international military tribunal tried major war criminals from the Axis powers after World War II.
- 4. The name of the doctrine of mutually assured destruction that underpinned Cold War nuclear strategy.
- 6. The term used for the Soviet satellites' communist governments installed across Eastern Europe after WWII.
- 7. The secret program by the U.S. government to develop the atomic bomb.
- 9. British Prime Minister who succeeded Winston Churchill and played a key role in post-WWII reconstruction.
- 10. Military alliance formed in 1949 by Western European and North American countries to counter Soviet expansion.
- 15. The Soviet policy aimed at expanding and supporting communist movements worldwide.
- 18. Leader of the Soviet Union during World War II and the early Cold War.
- 20. The U.S. policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism beyond its existing borders during the Cold War.
- 21. The concept of an impenetrable division separating Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe from the West, famously coined by Winston Churchill in 1946.
- 22. The 1947-1991 rivalry and tension characterized by proxy wars, espionage, and nuclear arms race between two superpowers.
- 25. Leader of the United States during the early Cold War period.
- 27. A secret intelligence-gathering and espionage organization formed in 1947 by the U.S. during the Cold War.