WW2 and the Cold War

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Across
  1. 4. ______ was the first city hit by an atomic bomb.
  2. 8. ______ was a divided city at the heart of Cold War tensions.
  3. 9. The _______ Missile Crisis brought the world close to nuclear war in 1962.
  4. 10. The _________ War was a key Cold War conflict in Southeast Asia.
  5. 12. ______ led the Soviet Union during and after WWII.
  6. 13. ______ was bombed three days after Hiroshima.
  7. 15. The _______ race described the build-up of nuclear weapons.
Down
  1. 1. The ______ Union was America’s main rival during the Cold War.
  2. 2. _______ was the system promoted by the Soviet Union.
  3. 3. The _________War was fought between communist North and capitalist South.
  4. 5. The ______ Curtain described the divide between East and West Europe.
  5. 6. ______ bombs were dropped on Japan in 1945.
  6. 7. ______ was the economic system supported by the U.S.
  7. 11. ______ Assured Destruction meant both sides would lose in a nuclear war.
  8. 14. The __________ is what the U.S. and allies used to supply West Berlin in 1948.