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What is a proxy war?
A proxy war or proxy warfare is a war that results when opposing powers use third parties as substitutes for fighting each other directly. So basically, a proxy war is similar to chess, where the "players" use "figures" to fight instead of themselves.
What was the first conflict in the cold war?
Korean War, was a proxy war.
What idea from the Cold War is most similar to this scenario?
Arms race
Why the US fought in Vietnam war?
To prevent the spread of communism as a proxy war to the ongoing Cold War with the USSR.
How many men died in the cold war?
The cold war itself was just that - a cold war. No men died. The two competing super powers, Soviet Union, and the United States, had nuclear weapons. Neither of them fought directly to avoid destroying the Earth. Instead they fought through proxy wars. Or wars were either side would support one side and then the reverse. These two proxy wars were the Vietnam war and the Korean War. 50,000 men died in the Vietnam War and 33,000 died in the Korean war.
