THE COLD WAR

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Across
  1. 3. A fake wall that separated free Europe from communist Europe.
  2. 5. A secret path used by North Vietnam to send supplies to the Vietcong.
  3. 7. A super powerful nuclear bomb made after the atomic bomb.
  4. 11. A tragic event where U.S. soldiers killed many innocent people in a village.
  5. 13. The leader of South Vietnam who lots of people didn’t like.
  6. 14. The communist leader of North Vietnam.
  7. 16. A U.S. president during the Cold War who faced the Cuban Missile Crisis.
  8. 20. The leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin.
  9. 21. When President Nixon tried to cover up a break-in, and it made him quit.
  10. 22. A war between North Korea (communist) and South Korea (non-communist).
  11. 24. A U.S. plan to give money to Europe to rebuild after WWII.
  12. 26. Nixon’s plan to slowly pull U.S. troops out of Vietnam.
  13. 30. A secret U.S. group that spies on other countries.
  14. 32. A rule that let the president use the army in Vietnam without declaring war.
  15. 34. The idea that if one country turns communist, others will follow.
  16. 37. A place between North and South Korea where no fighting is allowed.
  17. 39. When young men were picked by the government to fight in the war.
  18. 40. A big wall that split Berlin to keep people from escaping East Germany.
  19. 42. A meeting where Vietnam was split into North and South.
  20. 43. A meeting during WWII where big leaders talked about how to fix Europe after the war.
  21. 44. A surprise attack by the Vietcong that made Americans doubt the war.
  22. 45. A president and WWII hero who led during part of the Cold War.
  23. 46. A time when Americans were super scared of communists.
Down
  1. 1. The line that separates North and South Korea.
  2. 2. When the U.S. and Soviet Union almost had a nuclear war over missiles in Cuba.
  3. 4. A promise to help countries fight against communism.
  4. 6. When the U.S. flew in food and supplies to help people in West Berlin.
  5. 8. A failed U.S. attack to get rid of Castro in Cuba.
  6. 9. A U.S. plan to stop communism from spreading.
  7. 10. The first satellite in space, made by the Soviet Union.
  8. 12. A couple who were caught and killed for spying for the Soviets.
  9. 15. A protest where the National Guard shot and killed college students.
  10. 17. The Soviet Union’s version of NATO with its own group of countries.
  11. 18. A president who sent more U.S. troops to Vietnam.
  12. 19. Chemicals the U.S. used in Vietnam that hurt people and nature.
  13. 23. A group in Congress that looked for people they thought were communists.
  14. 25. The communist leader of Cuba.
  15. 27. A group of countries that work together to keep peace and help each other.
  16. 28. South Vietnamese fighters who supported communism and fought against the U.S.
  17. 29. Countries that looked free but were really controlled by the Soviet Union.
  18. 31. Secret papers that showed the government had lied about the Vietnam War.
  19. 33. A president who promised to end the Vietnam War.
  20. 35. A team of countries that promised to protect each other from enemies.
  21. 36. A law that made the president tell Congress before sending troops.
  22. 38. When people were unfairly accused of being communists.
  23. 41. A time when lots of babies were born after WWII.