Good Guys, Bad Guys
After the Cuban Missile Crisis both the United States and the Soviet Union saw the danger of the Cold War escalating into a shooting war. Both countries had and continued to stockpile weapons, specifically nuclear bombs. The two countries nuclear capabilities combined were reaching and surpassed the critical benchmark of when we could destroy the entire world. This constant threat of extinction made the US very wary to enter in direct conflict with the Soviet Union. Instead both superpowers looked to other venues of attack against each other. They could fight against each other in Third World countries without having to the giant step of a direct act of war. Still the Soviet Union continued to support the spread of communism and America continued the policy of containing the spread of it. The Middle East and Africa were very unstable regions and both became stages for the struggle of Democracy versus Communism. Israel did not get along with the rest of the Arabic countries. The Arabian countries actually wanted to destroy it but Moscow did not want any part in that. The Soviet Union also was supplying Egypt armaments that would be later used to fight Israel. In the Six Day War of 1967 Israel fought off Egyp
Israel not only won the war but also took land from all three countries. This causes the Soviet Union to back off but also damages our relationship on a global scale. The Soviet Union was providing the Arabian countries, especially Egypt with military support. These two major skirmishes did not lead to a disastrous superpower war so the Cold War remained cold even with the occasional hot flash. Instead they turned to subversive guerilla tactics. The Egyptian President al-Sadat started gearing his army for war while calling on the international community to pressure Israel into returning the land that they had occupied. America did establish a strong presence in the Middle East and communism did take control of Angola. There is the Popular Movement for the Liberation Angola (MPLA), which receives troops from Cuba and weapons from Moscow. Due to poor communication and lack of direct Egypt and Syria did not capitalize on this initial attack as well as they could have. Angola was a Portuguese colony with three different militant groups fighting for its independence but without much success. Soon the Israel army rallied and launched a series of counter offensives. At this there becomes essentially two political forces in the country. Egypt and Syria managed to co-ordinate an attack. Also the religious and cultural differences in this region made it very dangerous. The fighting dies down but continues for more then three years until an American organized cease-fire takes affect.
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