Title: Cold War coups and proxy wars
Headings: Cold War coups and proxy wars
Cold War coups and proxy wars
Contents
An age of foreign interference
Coups and proxy wars
Iran (1953)
Guatemala (1954)
Dominican Republic (1961-65)
Brazil (1964)
Democratic Republic of Congo (1965)
Southern Africa
Chile (1973)
Nicaragua (1979)
Grenada (1983)

Content: Cold War coups and proxy wars
Cold War coups and proxy wars
A cartoon interpretation of small proxy conflicts during the Cold War
The United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) did not go to war with each other between 1945 and 1991. Instead, both superpowers wielded global power and influence by manipulating smaller nations. They did this in many ways – through diplomacy, treaties and alliances, by providing aid or trade deals and by supplying arms, military equipment and training. Both superpowers were also involved in numerous coups and proxy wars. During the Cold War, several democratically elected leaders were replaced with puppet governments, military juntas or dictators. Contents
1 An age of foreign interference
2 Coups and proxy wars
3 Iran (1953)
4 Guatemala (1954)
5 Dominican Republic (1961-65)
6 Brazil (1964)
7 Democratic Republic of Congo (1965)
8 Southern Africa
An age of foreign interference
Foreign interference became a hallmark of the past-World War II era, even its first months. Soviet political interference in eastern European nations was a contributing factor to the Cold War and the formation of an Iron Curtain separating Eastern and Western Europe. During the late 1940s, the United States offered support and inducements to shape the political future of smaller nations. These included promises of political recognition and backing, promises of financial aid (such as the Marshall Plan ), bilateral and multilateral treaties, economic and trade agreements, and the provision of military training, weapons and equipment. Some governments and politicians could not be bought, however.