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Cold War Museum - 0 views

  • Allies of Ethiopia saw this as a huge threat and helped out. North Korea, Cuba, and the Soviet Union supported Mariam and his troops by giving Ethiopia dozens helicopter pilots, thousands of soldiers, weapons and military aid. Finally, after thirteen long, bloody months, Ethiopia (with help from its allies) gained back control over the Ogaden, and the Ogaden war was finally over.
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    Discusses the Ogaden war and the Soviet Union's involvement with Ethiopia during the Cold War
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    This site provides information about the aftermath of the Cold War in Ethiopia. The site is unbiased because it encompasses the war from different perspectives.
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Czechoslovakia During the Cold War - 2 views

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    This U.S. Marshall Plan offered Czechosolavkia recover aid for World War 2 to help stop stagnation. The Soviet Union made Czechoslovakia decline the U.S. offer and join an organization against "America's Imperialism" and the Marshall Plan.
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BBC News - Ethiopia profile - Timeline - 0 views

  • 1974 - Haile Selassie overthrown in military coup. General Teferi Benti becomes head of state. 1975 - Haile Selassie dies in mysterious circumstances while in custody. 1977 - Benti killed and replaced by Colonel Mengistu Haile Mariam. 1977-79 - Thousands of government opponents die in "Red Terror" orchestrated by Mengistu; collectivisation of agriculture begins; Tigrayan People's Liberation Front launches war for regional autonomy. 1977 - Somalia invades Ethiopia's Ogaden region. 1978 - Somali forces defeated with massive help from the Soviet Union and Cuba.
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    This source gives a brief outline  of what happened in Ethiopia during the years leading up to, during, and after the Cold War
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Afghan war - 0 views

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    The tags on this link have to be edited to match the format we are using for this project
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Vietnam War-Introduction to the Vietnam War - Summary of the Vietnam War - 0 views

  • Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam, RVN), backed by the United State
  • generally viewed as an indirect conflict between the United States and Soviet Union
  • This period begins with North Vietnam's first guerilla attacks against the South and ends with the fall of Saigon.
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  • Pushing through ARVN forces with ease, they captured the Saigon on April 30, 1975, forcing South Vietnam’s surrender and reuniting the country
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    This discusses the different sides of the Vietnam War. What was important was that this e
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