Across
- 2. Competition between U.S. & USSR to achieve weapons superiority
- 8. "Barrier" that seperated East and West Germany
- 9. Organization & training of citizens to work with armed forced and emergency services during a war or natural disaster
- 14. Sudden government takeover
- 17. Countries that are under the control of a nation's control
- 18. First major military conflict that took place during Cold War
- 20. Agreement between U.S. and USSR that either side would respond to a nuclear attack by launching their own weapons
Down
- 1. Requirement of government employees to ensure loyalty to U.S.
- 3. Political ideology that USSR supported
- 4. The 38th parallel between North and South Korea
- 5. People who believed in communist ideology but were not involved within the party
- 6. Fear that communists would overthrow U.S. government and establish communist dictatorship
- 7. Weapon that was far stronger than atomic bomb
- 10. Time period/era that followed the detonation of the first nuclear weapon
- 11. USSR's response to Marshall Plan
- 12. Provided aid towards Western Europe, to assist econmic recovery but also prevent communist influence
- 13. Foreign policy developed in 1950 that agrees on willingness to go to brink of war
- 15. Strategy to reinforce brinkmanship involved on developing stockpile of deadly weapons, used by U.S.
- 16. Political strategy used to contain the expansion of communist influence
- 19. Nations that had recently gained freedom from colonial rule
