Across
- 2. the US population grew exponentially after WWII as a result of this
- 3. failed attempt by the US to overthrow Cuba's Fidel Castro
- 8. soviet satellite that ignited the space race
- 10. War tensions in a series of meetings referred to as
- 11. successor to Mao Zedong.He helped make economic reforms as well.
- 12. teen rebellion against societal norms and traditions was evident with them
- 14. President Nixon led efforts to reduce
- 15. a defensive military strategy where countries build up their military power to prevent an attack
- 18. Mao's economic plan for China
- 19. The Soviets answer to NATO was this organization of Communist countries
- 20. contrary to the idea that the US was winning in Vietnam, this event made it clear the war was far from over
Down
- 1. economic aid to rebuild Europe after WWII
- 4. Led a peasant rebellion that established the People's Republic of China
- 5. Vietnamese nationalist who led the Vietminh
- 6. The US offered military and or economic aid to any country threatened by communism
- 7. the imaginary line seperating communist regimes from western Europe. Term coined by Churchill
- 9. Individuals who committed crimes against humanity during WWI were charged here
- 13. program to ship food and resources on planes to Berlin by the US and circumvent Soviets attempts to block off access to the city
- 16. the idea that if one country became Communist, other neighboring countries might too
- 17. led the independence movement for Poland - ending Soviet control of the country