Cold War (CYOA Project) [10 Points] Crossword

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the formal military alliance among the Soviet Union and the other Eastern European countries; a response to NATO
USSR and USA were fighting to get influence over these countries
"opening towards the east;" deals with economic relations; established by Willy Brandt
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; formed by Allies to provide mutual assistance if one was attacked; Communists responded with Comecon
a group of Eastern European, hardliner leaders who modeled their governments after Stalin's dictatorship
wanted to make Yugoslavia an independent Communist state; refused to cave to Stalin's demands
a Communist hardliner who ruled Russia; instituted many harsh policies including the Gulags; incredibly paranoid (developed a secret police force)
referenced in Winston Churchill's famous speech; a hypothetical divide that separated Germany and Europe into two hostile camps
succeeded Stalin as Soviet leader; administrator of the Politburo; tried to pass reforms that were opposed by the Communists, the KGB, and the army like cutting back on the military; tried to do things Khrushchev did; wildly unpopular; was removed from office and succeeded by Nikita Khrushchev
a series of nation-wide economic plans in the Soviet Union that took place over the span of five years; created by Gosplan
a government established in France based on the constitution written by Charles de Gaulle; gave immense power to the president; the economy declined after de Gaulle lost power
one of the two major Cold War institutions of Western Europe; evolved from the European Community; economic and monetary union; introduced the euro (a common currency) and a common agricultural policy; less successful in setting foreign policy goals
Khrushchev's movement in which he tried to get rid of the Stalinist legacy in the USSR; began at 20th National Congress of the Communist Party
the Soviets were planning to place nuclear weapons in Cuba (governed by Fidel Castro) within striking distance of the United States; Kennedy tried to blockade Cuba to prevent the missiles from arriving; Khrushchev agreed not to put the missiles in Cuba as long as Kennedy promised not to invade Cuba
a policy the US adopted to halt the spread of Communism; adopted by George Kennan in 1947; utilized any means to stop Communist expansion but actual war; "adroit and vigilant application of counter-force at a series of constantly shifting geographical and political points, corresponding to the shifts and maneuvers of Soviet policy"
built in 1961 by the East Germans as a barrier in between East and West Berlin; constructed because so many skilled laborers were fleeing from West, causing the East to have economic issues
the blocking of traffic to West Berlin through the East by the Soviet Union; Soviets lifted it in May of 1949 because they wanted to avoid war Berlin Wall
an attempt by the Soviet Union to secure all of Berlin and to stop the creation of a West German government; Soviets blockaded any traffic from entering West Berlin through the East; the Allies responded by sending supplies by plane to the citizens of Berlin
leader of Czechoslovakia; elected 1st secretary of Communist party; tried to relax restrictions on freedom of speech and press and the right to travel abroad; Prague Spring took place while he was in office; replaced by Husak
leader of France from 1958 to 1969; drafted a constitution for the 5th Republic (increased power of president to be able to choose prime minister, dissolve parliament, and supervise defense and foreign policy); invested in the nuclear arms race; dramatically improved France's economy; resigned when the French rejected his suggested reforms of the constitution

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