Cold War Crossword

a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats
the action or policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile country or influence
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an international organization composed of the US, Canada, Britain, and a number of European countries
the principle that the US should give support to countries or peoples threatened by Soviet forces or communist insurrection.
a competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons, especially between the US and the former Soviet Union during the Cold War.
a treaty of mutual defense and military aid signed at Warsaw on May 14, 1955, by communist states of Europe under Soviet influence
the theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries
the competition between nations regarding achievements in the field of space exploration.
a program of financial aid and other initiatives, sponsored by the US
each of a series of Soviet artificial satellites, the first of which (launched on October 4, 1957) was the first satellite to be placed in orbit.
the notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989.
a covert system of trails along Vietnam's western frontier.
(1890–1969), Vietnamese communist statesman; president of North Vietnam 1954–69; born Nguyen That Thanh.
the war of 1950–53 between North and South Korea.
a war between communist North Vietnam and US-backed South Vietnam.
an international crisis in October 1962, the closest approach to nuclear war at any time between the US and the Soviet Union.