Cold War Crossword
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
 
 
Down: 1) Military build up, Korea War, Vietnam War, Berlin Blockade and Airlift, Nuclear arms race, Cuban Missile Crisis, Division of Germany,and the Proxy wars in Africa and Asia. 4) Governments greatly expanded their spy agencies during the Cold War because both sides relied heavily on intelligence, surveillance, and secret operations.5) It began because the US and the USSR sought to protect themselves from another war, mutual distrust and misunderstanding fueled this conflict. It was a clash of ideologies. 7) began mid to late 1945,Lasted 4 ½ decades (46 yrs) and is regarded as the 3rd major war of the 20th century Across: 2) After the collapse of the Soviet Union, nato continued to expand into Eastern Europe, adding countries that used to be under Soviet control. Russia sees this growth as a threat to its security, while the US believes it is helping protect democracies3) division of Europe into East/West for decades, Nuclear weapons and deterrence shaped world security, shaped world politics, Many countries borders and governments changed after proxy wars,and The USSR collapsed and many communist states moved to new systems 6) its influence over Eastern Europe disappeared, allowing countries that had been forced into one-party communist rule to create new democratic systems. Nations such as Poland, Hungary, East Germany, and more began holding free elections, rewriting their constitutions, and building market-based economies instead of centrally planned ones.8) The Cold War led to the formation of major military alliances such as NATO and the Warsaw pact.
 

 

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