This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of US History (General) has 25 clues. Answers range from 3 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Country that was divided at the 38th parallel after WWII
The Arms Race revolved around which kind of weapon (predominantly)?
The failed attempt to overthrow Cuba's communist dictator, fidel castro (3 words, no spaces)
Word used to describe the practice of coming very close to actual war, but stopping short (Cuban Missile Crisis is a great example).
Who the US supported as the leader in Iran.
US Cold War policy of preventing the spread of communism (as opposed to ending it completely).
Controversial Cold War standoff between the US and USSR just off the coast of Florida. (3 words, no spaces)
Famed WWII general responsible for US troops in the Korean War; fired by Truman for insubordination.
More powerful A-Bomb (__________-bomb)
Group known to refuse to cooperate with HUAC. (2 words, no spaces)
Congressional committee involved in hearings accusing Americans of communist connections. (abbreviation)
Soviet Sattelite nation that asked for US assistance during the Cold War and was refused.
The word used to describe how the Korean War ended.
The word used to describe the type of fighting that occurred in the Korean War (MacArthur opposed it). (2 words, no spaces)
This term describes the belief that when two (or more) parties have nuclear weapons, they will never be used. (abbreviation)
The US plan was designed to help Europe recover economically after WWII. (2 words, no spaces)
This law required people to register with the government if they were communists. (2 words, no spaces)
Term used to describe the hysteria surrounding one senator's unsubstantiated claims that communists had infiltrated the US government.
The term used to describe when a country puts a particular resource (oil, for example) under its own control (as opposed to the control of foreign corporations).
This is what the US did to try to prevent Soviet ships from bringing nuclear weapons to Cuba.
This couple was found guilty of giving US nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union in what is now considered an unfair trial.
The name given to a series of nuclear weapons limitations treaties.
The first satellite to orbit the earth (Soviet).
This Egyptian canal was a flashpoint during the Cold War that nearly brought many countries to war, but was ultimately resolved through the UN.
One of the two WWII meetings where Stalin made promises he later failed to keep, furthering American distrust of the Soviet Union.