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>>81564657
Well the Cold War was a proxy war, because we couldn't fight the Soviets directly, because that would result in nuclear armageddon
That proxy war turned into open conflict during the Korean War in 1950. There was the Greek Civil war in 1946-1949 which was an early cold war battlefield.
There was the Bay of Pigs invasion.
There was the Cuban Missile Crisis. You get the idea
Going by theater, in Africa there was proxy conflicts with the Angolan Civil War, Mozambique Civil War, Ogaden War, and the "Congo Crisis".
In Asia there was Vietnam and Korea as mentioned, there was also Laotian Civil War which was a part of america's secret war in Indochina, there was the Cambodian Civil war which the Americans lost with the rise of Pol Pot.
>>81564660
Afghanistan was a proxy war where the US supplied Mujahideen with stingers, advanced military equipment and training.
TL;DR the cold war was a proxy conflict and had dozens of armed conflicts or Flashpoints
Well the Cold War was a proxy war, because we couldn't fight the Soviets directly, because that would result in nuclear armageddon
That proxy war turned into open conflict during the Korean War in 1950. There was the Greek Civil war in 1946-1949 which was an early cold war battlefield.
There was the Bay of Pigs invasion.
There was the Cuban Missile Crisis. You get the idea
Going by theater, in Africa there was proxy conflicts with the Angolan Civil War, Mozambique Civil War, Ogaden War, and the "Congo Crisis".
In Asia there was Vietnam and Korea as mentioned, there was also Laotian Civil War which was a part of america's secret war in Indochina, there was the Cambodian Civil war which the Americans lost with the rise of Pol Pot.
>>81564660
Afghanistan was a proxy war where the US supplied Mujahideen with stingers, advanced military equipment and training.
TL;DR the cold war was a proxy conflict and had dozens of armed conflicts or Flashpoints
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