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“Wars by Proxy” Proxy Wars are conflicts in which one superpower might fight in another country or provide supports to a group which opposes the rival superpower. Kylie Clark
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Between the Greek  government arm which was supported by the United Kingdom, United States, and the Greek Communist Party which was supported by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and Albania.
Struggle between the leftists and rightists
One of the first conflicts of Cold WarA member of the Security Battalions with a man executed for aiding the Resistance Greek Civil War 1946
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Military conflict between Republic Korea who was supported by United Nations, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea who was supported by People’s Republic of China, which also had military material aid from the Soviet Union
Armistice signed on July 27, 1953 which meant that the two fighters agreed to stop fighting but did not mean the end of the war.
War was a result of physical division in Korea, the peninsula was divided into North Korea and South Korea

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Proxy wars

  • 1. “Wars by Proxy” Proxy Wars are conflicts in which one superpower might fight in another country or provide supports to a group which opposes the rival superpower. Kylie Clark
  • 2.
  • 3. Between the Greek government arm which was supported by the United Kingdom, United States, and the Greek Communist Party which was supported by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and Albania.
  • 4. Struggle between the leftists and rightists
  • 5. One of the first conflicts of Cold WarA member of the Security Battalions with a man executed for aiding the Resistance Greek Civil War 1946
  • 6.
  • 7. Military conflict between Republic Korea who was supported by United Nations, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea who was supported by People’s Republic of China, which also had military material aid from the Soviet Union
  • 8. Armistice signed on July 27, 1953 which meant that the two fighters agreed to stop fighting but did not mean the end of the war.
  • 9. War was a result of physical division in Korea, the peninsula was divided into North Korea and South Korea
  • 10. North became communist and tensions increased between the two which led to North invading the South on June 1950. This became first significant armed conflict of the cold warB-26 Invaders bomb logistics depots in Wonsan, North Korea, 1951 Korean War 1950
  • 11.
  • 12. Conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam
  • 13. Occurred in Vietnam, Laos, Combodia
  • 14. North was supported by communist allies and South Vietnam was supported by the United States and anit-communist nationsClockwise, from top left: U.S. Marines battle in Hamo village during the Tet Offensive, extraction of troops after an airmobile assault, a burning Viet Cong base camp in MỹTho, Vietnamese civilians killed by U.S. troops during the My Lai Massacre Vietnam 1955
  • 15.
  • 16. Unsuccessful attempt by the US government to overthrow the dictator of Cuba (Fidel Castro)
  • 17. U.S. exiles landed on Bay of Pigs on April 17, 1961 hoping that the population of Cuba would be on their side. This invasion failed and was stopped by Castro’s army.
  • 18. U.S. was wary of Cuba’s relationship with Nikita Khrushchev
  • 19. After, U.S. and Cuba became more tense and their relationship went down hill.This attempt was known as the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Bay of Pigs Invasion 1961
  • 20.
  • 21. Pinochet (leader of the army) ended Allende’s democratic government and Allende gave his last speech and then later died. Then Pinochet established a military dictatorship that ruled till 1990Members of the Government Junta of Chile Chilean Coup d'état 1973
  • 22.
  • 23.
  • 24.
  • 25. Marxist-Leninist government supported by the Soviet Union, and the Mujahideen Resistance supported by the United States and the United Kingdom
  • 26. On December 27, 1979, 700 soviet troops dressed in Afghan uniforms occupying major government, military, media buildings such as the Tajbeg Presidential Palace.
  • 27. Increased tensions because it was a serious threat to peace and tens of thousands of Soviet troops were in all rich regions.Mujahideen, 1987 Afghanistan 1979