Across
- 3. After WW2, many former colonies in Africa and Asia achieved independence from European empires.
- 8. The United States interfered in the affairs of foreign nations where it feared communist regimes would gain control.
- 10. A war set in motion by a superpower but takes place in another nation that is ideologically divided (civil war)
- 11. While the United States and the Soviet Union had worked together to defeat the Axis powers during WW2, they disagreed about how to rebuild Europe (i.e communism vs capitalism & democracy vs authoritarianism), and their efforts to increase their own security often conflicted.
Down
- 1. A nation that is formally independent in the world but under heavy political, economic, and military influence of a superpower
- 2. A very powerful and influential nation
- 4. A type of economic system that values collective, public ownership over land and industry
- 5. A type of political system that allows a dictator to have complete authority in the government, which limits the individual liberties of the citizens of the nation
- 6. A type of economic system that values private ownership over land and industry
- 7. A type of political system that allows citizens of the nation to vote for people to represent them in the government
- 9. A set of opinions or beliefs of a group or an individual