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airlift : Supply Western Berlin with supplies
blockade : Closure of land corridors & entry points to Western Berlin
berlin wall : Prevent the escape & defection of East Germans to the West
bizonia : Name given when US & British zones of West Germany merged
blockade : Military action to surround or barricade a port, island, city or nation
brandenburg : A Berlin main city entrance; __________ gate
brinkmanship : Bold, aggressive or risky measures that risk war, to pressure the other side to back down
cia : Responsible for intelligence gathering, espionage & covert operations
comecon : Soviet-led council that facilitated cooperation between Soviet bloc nations
cominform : Committee of delegates from communist countries that met between 1947 and 1956
comintern : Committee of delegates from communist parties around the world
gdr : Formal title of the Soviet-aligned East Germany between 1949 and 1990
iron curtain : Political & physical barriers between the Soviet bloc & the ‘free’ countries of Europe.
kgb : Soviet equivalent of CIA
marshall plan : A US-financed relief package
politburo : Executive council in USSR & other communist nations
warsaw : Pact of a military alliance of European communist nations
nato : Global military alliance formed in 1949; its members included US, UK, France & West Germany.
Cold War
Across:| 2. | Closure of land corridors & entry points to Western Berlin | | 3. | Formal title of the Soviet-aligned East Germany between 1949 and 1990 | | 6. | Political & physical barriers between the Soviet bloc & the ‘free’ countries of Europe. | | 7. | Soviet-led council that facilitated cooperation between Soviet bloc nations | | 8. | Prevent the escape & defection of East Germans to the West |
| | 11. | Pact of a military alliance of European communist nations | | 12. | Responsible for intelligence gathering, espionage & covert operations | | 13. | Military action to surround or barricade a port, island, city or nation | | 14. | Global military alliance formed in 1949; its members included US, UK, France & West Germany. | | 15. | Bold, aggressive or risky measures that risk war, to pressure the other side to back down |
| | Down:| 1. | Committee of delegates from communist countries that met between 1947 and 1956 | | 2. | A Berlin main city entrance; __________ gate | | 4. | A US-financed relief package | | 5. | Committee of delegates from communist parties around the world |
| | 8. | Name given when US & British zones of West Germany merged | | 9. | Supply Western Berlin with supplies | | 10. | Executive council in USSR & other communist nations | | 16. | Soviet equivalent of CIA |
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Cold War
Across:| 2. | Closure of land corridors & entry points to Western Berlin | | 3. | Formal title of the Soviet-aligned East Germany between 1949 and 1990 | | 6. | Political & physical barriers between the Soviet bloc & the ‘free’ countries of Europe. | | 7. | Soviet-led council that facilitated cooperation between Soviet bloc nations | | 8. | Prevent the escape & defection of East Germans to the West |
| | 11. | Pact of a military alliance of European communist nations | | 12. | Responsible for intelligence gathering, espionage & covert operations | | 13. | Military action to surround or barricade a port, island, city or nation | | 14. | Global military alliance formed in 1949; its members included US, UK, France & West Germany. | | 15. | Bold, aggressive or risky measures that risk war, to pressure the other side to back down |
| | Down:| 1. | Committee of delegates from communist countries that met between 1947 and 1956 | | 2. | A Berlin main city entrance; __________ gate | | 4. | A US-financed relief package | | 5. | Committee of delegates from communist parties around the world |
| | 8. | Name given when US & British zones of West Germany merged | | 9. | Supply Western Berlin with supplies | | 10. | Executive council in USSR & other communist nations | | 16. | Soviet equivalent of CIA |
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