Cold War Vocabulary Crossword

Conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union in which no fighting ever took place.
meeting between Allied nations (Great Britain, United States, Soviet Union) at the end of WWII in order to make important decisions regarding the future of the war and post-war world.
meeting between Allied nations (Great Britain, United States, Soviet Union) to negotiate terms for the end of WWII
international organization designed to keep peace, solve political, social, cultural problems
The division between communist Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe
Nations under the influence and pressure of the Soviet Union
Keep Germany divided-- create
U.S. foreign policy directed at stopping the spread of Communism
provided aid (money, supplies) to Turkey and Greece to help rebuild after the war
assistance program that provided food, machinery, and other materials to rebuild Western Europe
11 month crisis where Soviets blockaded Berlin
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Alliance between Soviets and their satellite nations
Divided West Berlin from East Berlin
US and SU competed to have the best and most weapons
US and SU competed to be the first and best in space
Willingness to go to the edge, or ‘brink’ of war
neither side will attack the other with their nuclear weapons because both sides are guaranteed to be totally destroyed in the conflict.
Soviets shot down a US U-2 spy plane and captured the pilot.