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proxy wars
wars without direct confrontation, but using other countries to fight the war for them. -
the korean war
war took place in Korea, in order to decide wether korea would be communist or capitalist -
containment in southeast asia
the U.S. tried to contain communism in Vietnam -
communism in cuba
a rebellion led by Fidel Castro took over cuba, Fidel then made cuba communist -
Cuban missile crisis
many people thought that atomic war would be declared on the U.S. because of cuba's alliance with the soviet union -
more troops
president johnson decides to send more troops to vietnam. -
kennedy is assasintated
kennedy is killed, thus starting Johnson's presidencey -
nixon ends the war
south vietnam signs a peace treaty with north vietnam and nixon pulls the troops out