Across
- 1. The first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, marking a key Cold War space race event
- 4. The first Soviet leader after World War II, who played a significant role in early Cold War tensions
- 6. The nation divided into four occupation zones controlled by Allied powers after WWII
- 10. The term for Soviet satellite states in Eastern Europe during the Cold War
- 11. The European recovery program initiated by the US to rebuild economies after WWII and resist Soviet influence
- 13. The military alliance formed in 1949 to counter Soviet influence in Europe
Down
- 2. The policy initiated by the US to financially support countries resisting communism, starting in Greece and Turkey
- 3. This Southeast Asian country became a major focus of US Cold War efforts, leading to a prolonged war
- 5. This 1961 crisis almost led to nuclear war over the control of a divided German city
- 7. The doctrine, announced by President Eisenhower, stating US commitment to defend Middle Eastern countries against communism
- 8. The city where Allied leaders met in 1945 to discuss post-war arrangements, leading to tensions between the US and USSR
- 9. The barrier constructed in 1961 that divided East and West Berlin, symbolizing Cold War divisions
- 12. The type of warfare that characterizes the Cold War, marked by no direct large-scale fighting between the US and USSR