HistoryGeneralQuality 80 · Exceptional
Cold War Proxy Conflicts Explained
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Selena RichardsonTeacher Tier
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The US and USSR avoided direct war but supported opposing sides in conflicts worldwide — Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Angola. Each side funded allies to expand its ideology without triggering nuclear confrontation. This strategy defined global politics from 1947 to 1991.
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