Korea

Country South Korea United Nations/ North Korea China

United States
Leaders Syngman Rhee Harry Truman Kim Il-sung Mao Zedong
Independence containment Independence National security
and unity and unity

Vietnam
Country South Vietnam United States North Vietnam China
Leaders Ngo Dinh Diem John F Kennedy Ho Chi Minh Mao Zedong
Puppet of the US Containment/ Independence Pro communist
Domino theory government

Chile
Chile Chile United States
Leaders Salvador Allende Augusto Pinochet Richard Nixon
Democratically US friendly Not another cuba:
elected president dictator containment of
pushing for communism and
communist protect US
reforms investments

Afghanistan
Country Democratic Soviet Union Mujahedeen United States
Republic of
Afghanistan
Leaders Babrak Karmal Leonid Brezhnev Ahmad Shah Ronald Reagan
Massoud
Puppet of the Pro-Soviet Did not like Hurt Russia
Soviets after the government atheistic
moderate Amin communism and
was murdered wants an Islamic
state
Nicaragua
Country Sandinista Contra rebels United States
government (FSLN
Leaders Ronald Reagan
Reaction to the Mixed group of Secure US friendly
poverty and people government
inequality of the discontented with
somoza regime the sandinistas

El Salvador
Country Salvadoran FMLN (FDR) United States
military
government
Leaders Duarte Ronald Reagan
Interests Maintain power poverty Secure US friendly
(wealth) of government
oligarchs