1. Cold War as a Global “War”

2. East Asia Chinese Revolution 1949 Korean War (1950-1953) Japan
Mao Zedong
People’s Republic of China
U.S. refuses to acknowledge Communist China
Korean War ( )
Korea remains divided near the 38th parallel
Japan
Rebuilt Japan fearing spread of Communism

3. Southeast Asia Vietnam War Cambodia Indonesia
Ho Chi Minh led Viet Minh defeats France in 1954
Fearing spread of Communism the U.S. supports South Vietnam
North Vietnam, with help from Viet Cong, defeats U.S. and unifies Vietnam in 1975
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge: Pol Pot
Indonesia
Bandung Conference in 1957

4. Khmer Rouge

5. South Asia India Pakistan Afghanistan
Supporter of Non-Alignment movement
Received aid from USSR
Pakistan
Received millions of dollars in economic & military aid due to its location
Afghanistan
Soviets invade 1975
Opposed by the mujahedeen
Defeated Soviets retreat in1989

6. Middle East Turkey Iran Egypt Truman Doctrine
Oil industry dominated by the West
Mosaddegh attempted to nationalize oil industry in 1951
CIA overthrew Mosaddegh
Shah Reza Pahlavi made absolute ruler
Egypt
Nasser received aid from both sides

7. Africa The Congo Gained independence in 1960
Patrice Lumumba is first prime minister
Belgium reoccupied parts of the Congo a week after independence
Lumumba failed to get support from U.S.
Lumumba went to Soviet Union for support
C.I.A. helped stage a coup d'état
Mobutu Sese Seko
Civil War breaks out in Congo
Laurent Kabila

8. Latin America
U.S. attempted to overthrow countries that attempted to go Communist
Cuba
Cuban Revolution (1959)
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis (Mutually Assured Destruction- MAD)
Nicaragua
Resisted Sandinistas by supporting capitalist Contras
Guatemala
C.I.A. removed Jacobo Arbenz