Across
- 3. A time period in the fifties when the economy was on the rise, allowing for more children to be born, causing a massive rise in the number of babies born
- 7. Flammable jelly-like substance used as bombs
- 9. The 2 mile gap between North and South Korea where neither side has military stationed anti-communist propaganda made by McCarthy during the red scare, telling Americans what is "normal
- 10. The democratic president in the fifties, known for his involvement in the Civil rights act, The Cuban Missile crisis, and the assassination attempt, as well as being the youngest ever to be elected president
- 11. New Soviet leader after Stalin
- 17. When people were scared that Russian spies had infiltrated the government and were trying to weaken and overthrow their government
- 18. Russian satellite, the first space craft to be sent into space
- 19. Involuntary process that determined men's service in the war, ages 18-26
- 20. The invisible barrier between west and east Germany, separating democratic and communist countries in Europe
- 22. Countries that were persuaded to become communist for the Soviet Union
- 25. Leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War, admired the US constitution and asked for their help in being freed from France's control, only to be turned away because he was pro-communist
- 27. toxic chemical herbicide to destroy forests and crops, later caused severe health problems
- 28. a couple that was arrested and executed without trial because their neighbors suspected them of being communist spies
Down
- 1. Temporarily split Germany into 4 zones after WW2, pieces going to France, Britain, the US, and the USSR
- 2. The war between North and South Korea, Communism against democracy
- 4. 13 day confrontation between US and USSR over missiles in Cuba and Turkey, the world is on the brink of a full scale Nuclear War
- 5. Failed attempt to oust Fidel Castro from Cuba, instigated by JFK
- 6. Belief that if one country falls to communism, other poor countries will too, so we have to stop it
- 8. a military alliance established to defend member nations from communism
- 12. told Americans what was normal and abnormal American activities in order to identify communist spies among us
- 13. Belief that all people suspected of being communist spies had to be "hunted," lead to hysteria and fed peoples' fear of communism spreading
- 14. The line separating North and South Korea with the DMZ between them
- 15. The physical barrier between west and east Berlin, trapping everyone inside and not allowing anyone in
- 16. organization made up of representatives from almost all countries to discuss peaceful solutions to disputes between countries in order to avoid war
- 21. Lead the communist revolution in Cuba against the US-supported leader of Cuba, taking up the position of power, causing the US to feel threatened, leading to the Bay of Pigs invasion/disaster
- 23. Democratic leader of South Vietnam, US tried to control him and therefore Cuba, but he was corrupt and people protested his rule so we aided in his assasination
- 24. South Vietnamese that wanted communism, known for their brilliant and never-seen-before battle tactics, guerilla warfare
- 26. Part of the unspoken war between the USSR and the US, a race to be the first one to send a man to space, lead to many pivotal technological advancements