The Cold War Era (Ch. 23) Crossword

The dividing line between Western Europe and Communist Eastern Europe
Post-Warld War II state of apprehension, hostility, and competition between the Soviet Union and the United States
The principle, enunciated by Harry S. Truman, of assisting countries in a struggle against communism
The use of military, economic, diplomatic, and psychological means to curtail the further advance of communism
European Recovery Act; provided massive economic assistance for post-World War II Europe; the western nations accepted the funds and the eastern nations did not
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; a regional military alliance to defend against Soviet expansion
Soviet regional military alliance that included Soviet satellite states in Europe; organized to counter NATO
A build-up of weapons between two or more nations in order to maintain a position of strength and to prevent the other side from gaining a military edge
Wars limited to specific geographic areas
War between Communist North Korea and democratic South Korea
Under his command, UN forces composed of primarily of American and South Korean troops mounted a daring counteroffensive against North Korea
The border between North and South Korea
Vietnamese Communist who declared his country's independence, which ensued a struggle with the French
Battle where the Communist Vietnamese annihilated the French army
Communist guerillas who launched subversive activity in South Vietnam
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization; formed to keep Asian nations free from communism
The Cold War theory that once Vietnam fell to communism, then other countries of Asia would fall like dominoes toppling against one another
Congressional authorization for American president Lyndon Johnson to "take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression"
Failed surprise attack of the North Vietnamese on South Vietnam
The policy of gradually turning the burden of the fighting of the Vietnam War over to the South Vietnamese
The Communist dictator who seized power in Cuba and allied his country with the Soviet Union in 1959
Failed American attempt to invade Cuba
Emerged as the new leader of the Soviet Union after Joseph Stalin's death in 1953
The Cold War policy that sought "to keep to the positionns of ideological struggle without resorting to arms"
The Russian satellite that was the first manmade satellite launched into space
The shooting down of an American U-2 reconnaissance plane over the Soviet Union in 1960
A concrete and barbed wire wall physically separating East and West Berlin; most recognizable symbol of the Cold War
Confrontation between the United States and the USSR after the USSR placed offensive missiles on Cuba
Relaxation of tensions
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
American President who was determined to restore America's prestige in the world; at the same time, he denounced the evils of communism
Strategic Defense Initiative; also known as "Star Wars"
Soviet premier who called for perestroika
Soviet policy during the 1980s of a wide range of social, political, and economic reforms
"openess"
A powerful labor union in Poland that opposed the Polish Communist government