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20 January, 13:18

Why did the United States and USSR engage in proxy wars during the Cold War?

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  1. 20 January, 15:33
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    The United States and the USSR were the lone remaining superpowers left after World War II.

    As a result, they viewed proxy wars much like a chess player viewed moving a pawn. If they could get a strategic advantage in Algeria or El Salvador or Cuba, they would take it and lord it over the losing superpower.
  2. 20 January, 16:27
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    Proxy wars were used by the United States and Soviet Union as a way to fight one another without resorting to actual war between the two nations. The United States tried to use proxy wars to contain communism, as they did in Guatemala by sponsoring a coup. The USSR engaged in a proxy war by supporting communist rebels in Nicaragua. Both nations used this strategy to promote their own influence and security.

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