If a new or neutral nation received a BETTER deal (weapons, construction aid, medical aid, technology aid, etc) from the Soviets or Red Chinese they took it.
Sometimes a nation might want a certain type of missile. If the US wouldn't sell it or give it to them, and the Red Chinese/Soviets would, then they'd side with them.
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the cold war was mainly fought in smaller countries, such as vietnam and korea. these countries were viewed as a battleground between the forces of communism and democracy. there was no direct war between the USSR and the USA, only an arms race to stockpile as many weapons as possible.
Because their is two countries COMPETING on many things like arms race , lands , ships ...etc So, its like a war who will be the winner at the end and will stop competing and fail + both countries dislike each other.
because the cold war influence many different countries to interfere with the wars
Europeans heavily colonized many of the different countries in Africa. During the time of the cold war, there was a string of independence movements from many of the different countries in Africa with Libya being the first in 1952.
C.avoid being dominated