Across
- 2. Soviet leader who expanded communist control after World War II
- 3. Extremely powerful nuclear weapon far stronger than atomic bombs
- 7. U.S. president who strengthened containment and emphasized military readiness
- 8. Group of communist countries in Eastern Europe aligned with the USSR
- 9. Belief that if one country fell to communism, nearby countries would follow
- 10. Long period of tension and rivalry between the U.S. and USSR without direct fighting
- 11. Democratic nations aligned with the United States during the Cold War
- 12. U.S. president who approved the atomic bomb and set early Cold War policies
- 15. Countries in Eastern Europe controlled politically and militarily by the USSR
- 16. U.S. strategy designed to stop the spread of communism without direct war
- 18. U.S. program that gave financial aid to rebuild Europe and prevent communism
- 22. First artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union, shocking the United States
- 23. Conflict where superpowers support opposing sides without directly fighting each other
- 24. Operation where the U.S. and allies flew supplies into West Berlin during a blockade
Down
- 1. Strategy of pushing conflicts to the edge of war without actually fighting
- 4. Soviet attempt to cut off access to West Berlin to force Allied withdrawal
- 5. Term used to describe the division between communist Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe
- 6. Economic system where the government controls property and production
- 13. International organization created to promote peace after World War II
- 14. WWII meeting where Allied leaders planned the postwar division of Europe
- 16. Economic system based on private ownership and free markets
- 17. Soviet led military alliance created in response to NATO
- 19. Competition between the U.S. and USSR to build more powerful nuclear weapons
- 20. Military alliance formed by the U.S. and Western nations to resist Soviet expansion
- 21. Meeting after WWII that revealed growing tensions between the U.S. and USSR