The United States and Soviet Union supported opposing sides in regional conflicts known as proxy wars during the Cold War.
Sources
- Cold War (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://education.cfr.org/learn/reading/cold-war-conflicts (education.cfr.org)
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/proxy-war (britannica.com)
- https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/proxy-wars-during-cold-war-africa/ (ahf.nuclearmuseum.org)
- https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/exhibits/show/cold-war-global/proxy-wars/cold-war-proxy-wars-s-historio (dh.scu.edu)
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