Strayer 1054-1067Military Conflict and the Cold War●retaliation to NATO: the Warsaw Pact●no shooting war between the two sides●hot wars:○Korea: north invades south, causes US and China to intervene○Vietnam: communist north and partially communist south try to unite, and US intervenes until protest back home stops it all○Afghanistan (1978)■opposition movement because conservative Muslim men were mad about women liberation movements■Soviets were scared the regime would end, and intervened■US supported Afghan guerrillas■the regime collapsed●Cuba: American pressure makes Cuba closer to the USSR, and Castro begins to identify as Marxist○after fearing losing Cuba, USSR places missiles in Cuba, and then JFK and USSR Premier Khrushchev agree that missiles will be taken out if US does not invade CubaNuclear Standoff and Third World Rivalry●no gunfights occurred because the two sides acknowledged the destructive power of nuclear warfare. Even stalin did.●a lot of foreign intervention occurred, and some countries did not like it○US would end up supporting, corrupt, authoritarian governments○India abstained○Indonesia purged its communists regardless of Soviet support○Egypt used Soviets to help it build a dam, and then expelled Soviet advisersThe Cold War and the Superpowers●US was such a power. had defense treaties, took part in alliances, had soldiers active in foreign countries, etc●
