Weekly Week 18

Across 2: country that invited the U.S. pingpong team for a visit (Look at the article "How Pingpong Got the Ball Rolling)

• China

• Japan

• Russia

Across 3: Soviet satellite (Look in the article "At Home During the Cold War")

• Sputnik

• Glenn

• Stalin

Across 4: Wisconsin senator who accused Americans of being communists (Look in the article "Key Players and Events in the Cold War")

• Eisenhower

• Truman

• McCarthy

Across 7: a military alliance between the U.S., Great Britain, Canada, and western European nations (Look in the article "Key Players and Events in the Cold War")

• NATO

• ESPN

• NASA

Across 8: people who were forced to leave Cuban because of their political beliefs (Look in the article "Key Players and Events in the Cold War")

• exiles

• communists

• slaves

Across 9: popular name for the imaginary line dividing Europe into communist and non-communist countries: Iron ____________ (Look in the article "Bundle Up")

• wall

• border

• curtain

Down 1: Soviet leader who had missile sites built in Cuba (Look in the article "Key Players and Events in the Cold War")

• Khrushchev

• Stalin

• Kennedy

Down 5: The Berlin ____________________ dropped food, fuel, and supplies by plane to West Berlin citizens (Look in the article "Key Players and Events in the Cold War")

• dropping

• airlift

• assistance

Down 6: program designed to help rebuild Europe after WW2: the ____________________ Plan (Look in the article "Key Players and Events in the Cold War")

• Truman

• Kennedy

• Marshall

Down 9: the struggle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over the spread of communism: the ______ War (Look in the article "Bundle Up")

• Warm

• Cold

• Soft