Unit 8 Vocabulary Review

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Across
  1. 4. A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union.
  2. 6. A war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States.
  3. 7. A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region, coined by Winston Churchill.
  4. 8. A country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation.
  5. 9. Conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II.
  6. 10. A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952).
  7. 11. Alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European Nations. This was in response to the NATO.
  8. 12. First artificial Earth satellite, it was launched by Moscow in 1957 and sparked U.S. fears of Soviet dominance in technology and outer-space. It led to the creation of NASA and the space race.
  9. 14. The act of accusing people of disloyalty and communism.
  10. 16. A group of communist guerrillas who, with the help of North Vietnam, fought against the South Vietnamese government in the Vietnam War.
  11. 17. Popularly known as "Star Wars," President Reagan proposed the construction of an elaborate computer-controlled, anti-missile defense system capable of destroying enemy missiles in outer space.
  12. 19. Soviet Union blocking of Berlin from the Allies; Causing the Berlin Airlift.
  13. 20. Alliance between USA, England and Western European Countries to protect against attack from another country.
  14. 21. Government by the people.
  15. 22. Economic system in which the government makes all major economic decisions.
  16. 23. A group of Cuban exiles organized and supported by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency tried to Fidel Castro of Cuba.
  17. 24. An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation.
  18. 25. Allows the President to deploy troops overseas for up to 60 days during peacetime unless Congress gives approval for a longer period of time.
Down
  1. 1. May 1, 1960, a U.S. spy plane was shot down over Soviet airspace; U.S. denied it was a spy plane, but the Soviets had the plane and the pilot, Gary Powers.
  2. 2. An economic system based on private property, self-interest and free enterprise.
  3. 3. President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology.
  4. 5. A hit-and-run technique used in fighting a war; fighting by small bands of warriors using tactics such as sudden ambushes.
  5. 9. American policy of resisting further expansion of communism to countries around the world.
  6. 13. Belief that if one nation comes under communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under communist control.
  7. 15. A political system in which the government has total control over the lives of individual citizens.
  8. 18. Avengers vs Thanos Round 2.