Cold War proxy conflicts

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aspect of the Cold War historical phenomenon military conflict type

Cold War proxy conflicts were indirect confrontations between the United States and the Soviet Union in which each superpower backed opposing sides in regional wars and civil conflicts around the world.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Cold War in Southeast Asia 4
Cold War proxy conflicts canonical 2
Cold War conflicts in Africa 1

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aspect of the Cold War ⓘ
historical phenomenon ⓘ
military conflict type ⓘ
characteristic arms transfers and military aid ⓘ
covert operations ⓘ
high civilian casualties in affected regions ⓘ
ideological propaganda campaigns ⓘ
indirect military confrontation between superpowers ⓘ
limited direct combat between US and Soviet forces ⓘ
use of proxy forces ⓘ
endTime circa 1991 ⓘ
hasCause Soviet policy of supporting revolutionary movements ⓘ
containment policy of the United States ⓘ
decolonization after World War II ⓘ
geopolitical rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union ⓘ
ideological conflict between capitalism and communism ⓘ
hasPart Afghan Civil War ⓘ
surface form: Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)

Angolan Civil War ⓘ
Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ
surface form: Arab–Israeli conflicts (Cold War era)

Bay of Pigs Invasion ⓘ
Cambodian Civil War ⓘ
Third Chinese Civil War ⓘ
surface form: Chinese Civil War (late phase)

United Nations Operation in the Congo ⓘ
surface form: Congo Crisis

Cuban Revolution ⓘ
surface form: Cuban Revolution (late phase)

Ogaden conflict ⓘ
surface form: Ethiopian–Somali War (Ogaden War)

First Indochina War ⓘ
surface form: First Indochina War (late phase)

Greek Civil War ⓘ
Guatemalan Civil War ⓘ
inter-Korean conflict ⓘ
surface form: Korean DMZ conflict (1966–1969)

Korean War ⓘ
Colombian armed conflict ⓘ
surface form: La Violencia in Colombia (late phase)

Laotian Civil War ⓘ
Malayan Emergency ⓘ
surface form: Malayan Emergency (late phase)

Mozambican Civil War ⓘ
Nicaraguan Revolution ⓘ
Salvadoran Civil War ⓘ
Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
Yom Kippur War ⓘ
location Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
mainParticipants NATO member states ⓘ
China ⓘ
surface form: People's Republic of China

Soviet Union ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

Warsaw Pact member states ⓘ
non-aligned states ⓘ
opposedBy Non-Aligned Movement ⓘ
relatedTo Cold War ⓘ
containment strategy ⓘ
decolonization ⓘ
domino theory ⓘ
nuclear arms race ⓘ
rollback strategy ⓘ
startTime circa 1947 ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lebanese Civil War → partOf → Cold War proxy conflicts ⓘ
Baling Talks (unsuccessful negotiations) → associatedWith → Cold War proxy conflicts ⓘ
subject surface form: Baling Talks
this entity surface form: Cold War in Southeast Asia
Chadian–Libyan conflict → partOf → Cold War proxy conflicts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cold War conflicts in Africa
Mutual Security Program → partOf → Cold War proxy conflicts ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Cold War strategy
1954 Guatemalan coup d’état → partOf → Cold War proxy conflicts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cold War in Latin America
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis → partOf → Cold War proxy conflicts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cold War in Asia
Lancaster House Agreement → relatedConflict → Cold War proxy conflicts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cold War in Southern Africa
Sangkum era → associatedWith → Cold War proxy conflicts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cold War in Southeast Asia
Hmong forces → historicalContext → Cold War proxy conflicts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cold War in Southeast Asia
Souvanna Phouma → conflict → Cold War proxy conflicts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cold War in Southeast Asia
Horn of Africa conflicts → hasCause → Cold War proxy conflicts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cold War rivalries
Guinea-Bissau War of Independence → partOf → Cold War proxy conflicts ⓘ