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Across 2. A situation in which nations of the world have roughly equal power. 3. A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. 5. The extension of Monroe Doctrine 6. The cooperation of several countries in an alliance to strengthen the security of each. 9. Patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts. 13. The action or process of appeasing. 14. Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration. 16. The development by the United States of a defense in outer space against intercontinental ballistic missiles. 17. The easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries. 18. A statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.

Down 1. A chemical, biological or radioactive weapon capable of causing widespread death and destruction. 4. International organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes. 5. If one country in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow in a domino effect. 7. A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries. 8. A refusal to take part in a war between other countries. 10. A competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons, especially between the US and the former Soviet Union during the Cold War. 11. The action or policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile country or influence 12. Foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy established in the late 19th century and the early 20th century 15. The forcible seizure of men for military service