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1949: NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

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1949: NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

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The NATO was created in 1949 between America and various Western European countries. The purpose of NATO was to defend themselves from the threat of the Soviet Union. NATO was made to protect these countries from threats such as the USSR and provide freedom and security to them.

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Egypt had sided with the Soviet Union after the Americans refused to assist Egypt in building the Aswan Dam. However, later on in 1972 Egypt would expel many soviet advisers because of disagreements over Soviet Military. After, Egypt aligned more with the United States.

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The extension of communism into Asia caused many wars that were apart of the Cold War, including the Korean War. The Northern part of Korea invaded South Korea initiating the 3 year long Korean War. The year had involved China and America. To this day, Korea is still divided.

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In 1955, the Warsaw Pact was created to counteract NATO. The Warsaw Pact joined the Soviet Union and Eastern European Countries. The purpose of the Warsaw Pact was to prevent Western influence in the communist bloc.

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Due to territorial disputes, ideological differences and rivalry for communist leader ship, China and the USSR had been opposed to each other. Also, contributing to the conflict is the USSR, did not procide China with prototypes of the Atomic bomb, and withdrew Soviet advisers and technicians assisting Chinese development.
Due to this conflict between China and the USSR, the Soviet Union had been starting to decline.

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In the communist Cuba led by Fidel Castro, the Soviets had secretly deployed nuclear missiles to the country. When the missiles were discovered in 1962, many prepared for the start of nuclear battle and an invasion from the communist forces. However, the USSR's Khrushchev and the US's JFK came to terms avoided the nuclear warfare.

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Many countries decided to not align with any side during the Cold War, one of which was Indonesia. Indonesia received large amounts of help from the soviets but it still stop Indonesia from destroying the Indonesian Communist Party. Many communists were killed, suspected to be around half a million.

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The United States had been growing in power in ways such as having 1 million soldiers in 30 countries, having many international ties and supplying countries with military or economic aid across the globe. The US was able to continue this way of aiding and influencing other countries due to their strong and prospering economy. As WWII ended, the US had the world's most productive economy.

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A major military conflict of the cold war occurred in Afghanistan. After a Marxist party took power in 1978. However changes the Soviets tried to impose on the Muslim country lead to an opposition movement. This lead to the Soviets going to war with Afghanistan and after 10 years, the Soviets withdrew and Afghanistan was victorious.

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in 1979, Communist China went to war with the communist Vietnam. Vietnam later then attack the communist country of Cambodia which was an ally of China. Nationalism was more powerful than the communistic solidarity, even in the cold war.