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This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of US History (General) has 10 clues. Answers range from 7 to 13 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
an economic system with private ownership of goods determined by competition in a free market
the first successful satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union
marked increase in the birth rate following World War II
a policy aimed at stopping the spread of communism around the world
a program by which the United States gave $13 billion of economic aid to European countries to help them rebuild after the devastation of World War II
mutual-defense treaty by the Soviet Union to strengthen its hold over its satellite nations in eastern Europe
a time of political hostility between the U.S. and the Soviet Union from 1945-1991 characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare
an international organization, with headquarters in New York City, formed to promote international peace, signed by 51 founding countries in 1945
term coined by Winston Churchill to describe an imaginary boundary in Europe separating the Communist Soviet bloc and the democratic nations in Western Europe
a competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to accomplish space related developments first
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