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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.
anonymous

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
Akshay D

The Psychological Effects of the Vietnam War - 0 views

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    Cultural effects of the Cold War. The number of people that were killed and the corruption that occurred in Vietnam during the war
Akshay D

Effects of Vietnam War - 1 views

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    Effects of Vietnam War Contains different aspects of the war
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    I looked briefly at this site because I know the "tripod" domain always raises a validity flag. Correct me if I'm wrong, but we have no information at all about the author of this site
anonymous

The Military and Diplomatic Course of the Vietnam War - 0 views

  • . Of these, more than 58,000 died or remain missing, and 300,000 others were wounded
  • $140 billion on the war
  • By 1961, guerrilla warfare was widespread in South Vietnam. Communist-led troops of the National Liberation Front (NLF) of South Vietnam, commonly referred to as Vietcong, were initiating hundreds of terrorist and small unit attacks per month
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    Mostly discusses war tactics/ military
Michael C

The End of an Era: The Twilight of Cold War Politics in Egypt and the Middle East | For... - 0 views

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    about the United States in the middle east and threats to their power that they gained during the cold war
Mark H

Effects of the Cold War on Iraq - 0 views

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    This article discusses how one of the ways America was able to help Iraw was through providing aid to Iraq during and after the war effort in Iran.
Madelyn B

Chile in the Cold War- Political Relations with the US - 0 views

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    This website provides details about the political relationship between the United States and Chile during and after the Cold War. The growing presence of the Marxist left meant a sharp increase in anti-American sentiment in Chilean public opinion, a sentiment that was fueled by opposition to the United States presence in Vietnam, the United States conflict with Cuba, and increased United States intervention in domestic Chilean politics.
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    Keep in mind though that the material presented here was sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Army between 1986 and 1998.
Michael C

The Cold War - An Outline - 0 views

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    go to point 23 for information about Egyptian tensions during the cold war and a brief outline of what happened during the 60s- early 70's
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    Brief and succinct - this seems to be a good place to start
Elizabeth G

Cuba relations during Cold War - 0 views

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    Describes different relationships with Cuba and other countries during the Cold war.
Akshay D

The Effects of the Vietnam War - 0 views

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    Basic Information regarding US and Vietnam connection during Vietnam War
anonymous

Timeline of the Cold War - 0 views

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    "Vietnam-Cold War" "Timeline of Cold War" "Political" "Cultural"
anonymous

THE OGADEN WAR - MAIN - 0 views

  • The indiscriminate partition brought different ethnic groups (tribes) under one or more colonial power. This situation disrupted the political development of these societies; furthermore, ethnic groups were fragmented.
  • The horn of Africa has been a restive region for centuries. The region has been the scene of long lasting internecine conflicts. One of the most enduring and violent of those regional conflicts is the Ogaden conflict.
  • Families were forcibly separated into two or more groups; each group under a colonial power spoke a different European language.
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  • . In northern Ethiopia, villagers still point out sites of forts, churches and monasteries destroyed by Gurey as if his military escapades happened just two or three decades ago.
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    Talks about the division of Ethiopia from the Ogaden war and how the people lost their nationalities. 
anonymous

Vietnam War - History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts - 0 views

  • More than 3 million people (including 58,000 Americans) were killed in the Vietnam Wa
  • More than 3 million people (including 58,000 Americans) were killed in the Vietnam Wa
  • 500,000 U.S. military personnel were involved in the Vietnam conflict
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  • 500,000 U.S. military personnel were involved in the Vietnam conflict
  • U.S. forces in 1973
  • withdrawal of
Noah W

1970-1987: The contra war in Nicaragua | libcom.org - 1 views

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    The tags on this link have to be edited to match the format we are using for this assignment. In addition, I recognize the name Noam Chomsky, though you do not. You may want to look into him when considering his account of the support of Contras in Nicaragua
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    Noam Chomsky is a professor at MIT, who is a philosopher and linguist.
Michael C

COLD WAR LEGACY: EGYPT'S EMERGENCY LAW 162 OF 1958 - 0 views

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    Egypt put a policy in place in 1958, much like article 48 in Germany, giving the president the power to do much more than normal. He could control the freedoms and culture of people if put in action 
Sabrina S

Mujahideen - 0 views

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    How cold war affected culture
Akshay D

Vietnam War (1954-75) -- Encyclopedia Britannica - 0 views

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    Contains important events, deaths and dates that help contribute to the timeline
Michael B

Nicaraguan Government Vs. Contras - 0 views

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    Posted by the Polynational War Memorial
Madelyn B

United States Policy toward Chile - 0 views

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    This website addresses the politics of the South American nation of Chile, and the role played by the United States in Chile in the Cold War.
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