1. “Wars by Proxy” Cold War Proxy Wars By: Jamie Bell

3. It was a struggle between the leftist and rightist

4. The Democratic Army of Greece was very successful on the battlefield with support from the US where the Communist party of Greece mad many political errors which resulted in the withdrawal of Yugoslavia

5. After Yugoslavia gain independence the troops supported by the US won the war

7. The Soviet Union and America fought through other people, Americans supported South Korea and the Soviet Union supported North Korea

8. The leader of North Korea wanted to invade and attack South Korea. When South Korea boasted to invade North Korea , The North Koreans attacked

9. They easily defeated South Korea

10. Eisenhower brought the Korean war to an end by threatening to use the atomic bomb if China didn’t stop fighting

12. First began after the division of the country, communist government in North Vietnam and democratic government in South Vietnam

13. North Vietnam launched a guerrilla campaign in South Vietnam with the goal of uniting the country under communist rule

14. US hoping to stop the spread of communism trained the Army of the Republic of Vietnam and provided military to help combat the guerrillas

15. The process of Vietnamization began and US troops withdrew and returned home

16. 1974 Peace Accord was signed and ended conflict

18. The fighting lasted two days before US supported Cuban exiles were forced to retreat

19. Invasion failed due to poor planning, no support from the US military and false assumptions that the Cuban rebels would be motivated by the attack to rise against Castor

20. Failed invasion increased Castro’s popularity, to generate greater suspicion and mistrust of the US and to solidify Cuba’s military, political and economic relationship with the Soviet Union

21. The Soviet Union supported Cuba while America supported the Cuban exiles

22. Castro had an increased fear of the US incursion on Cuban soil

24. During Allemde’s presidency Chile nationalized many industries, started health care reform, renewed diplomatic relations with Cuba and Soviet Union government and redistributed land wealth

25. President Nixon authorized millions of dollars in funding for the United States CIA to create instability in Chile and unseat Allende

26. In 1973, Allende died during a military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet who ruled the country as a dictator, implementing free market capitalist economic policies

27. American government claims it had no direct involvement in the coup but it admits to being involved in the conditions it led too

29. The MPLA was supported by Cuba, the Soviet Union and countries of the Eastern Bloc

30. The FNLA was allied with the United Sates

31. The US pumped millions of dollars worth of weapons to the UNITA and its military (FNLA). China was also a supporter of FNLA

32. The Soviet Union supplied the military of the MLPA. Cuba supplied millions of Soviet arms

33. MPLA decides to give up Marxism and Leninism and the one party state

34. During 1975 while fighting for control of the capital city MPLA succeeds in driving out rivals

35. MPLA in possession of the capital and with guaranteed support from the Soviet Union and Cuba, declares itself the government of Angola

36. An agreement is reached in 1991 on a new constitution, the two rival armies emerge and they begin holding multiparty elections

38. On Dec 27th 1979 Soviet troops dressed in Afghanistan uniforms including KGB and special force officers occupied major governmental, military and media buildings in Kabul including their target the Tajbeg Presidential Palace. The Soviets began to suffer because of they couldn’t control the opposition and the country of Afghanistan and the damaged it has caused the Soviet Union’s international standing and military morale.. It withdrew all troops May 15th 1988

39. They sometimes call it the Soviet Afghan War