Proxy Wars, Conflicts, Military Engagements- Set 11

Key terms Set 11

Cambodian-Vietnamese War

1978-1989: Vietnamese troops invaded Cambodia to oust Khmer Rouge
China briefly attacked Vietnam in response.
Resulted in the 1991 Paris Peace Accords and the end of Cambodia's genocide. Vietnam overthrew Democratic Kampuchea (Cambodia under the Rouge)

Great Leap Forward

1958-1962: Mao Zedong's plan to rapidly industrialize China.
Caused a massive famine, millions of deaths, and damaged China's global credibility.

Great Terror

1936-1938: Stalin's brutal purge of perceived enemies within the USSR.
Created a climate of fear and weakened Soviet military leadership before WW2.

Ho Chi Minh Trail

North Vietnamese supply route through Laos and Cambodia into South Vietnam.
Targeted by US bombing campaigns because it was crucial to the Viet Cong.

Iranian Crisis

1946: "Azerbaijan Crisis": USSR refused to withdraw from northern Iran post- WW2. Pressured by the US to leave. Solidified US containment stance.

KAL flight 007

1946: Soviet military shot down a South Korean airliner, killing all aboard. Increased global condemnation of USSR and escalated tensions.

Laotian Civil War

1959-1975: Royalists (US backed) vs Pathet Lao (USSR backed)- Cold War battleground tied to Vietnam War.

Operation Blue Bat

1958: US military intervention in Lebanon. First test of Eisenhower Doctrine.

Operation Unthinkable

1945: British plan (Never executed) to attack USSR post-WW2 using Western and German forces.
Demonstrated early mistrust.

Six Day War

1967: Israel preemptively struck Arab states and seized territory (Golan Heights, The West Bank of the Jordan River and the Sanai Peninsula)

Yom Kippur War

1973: Egypt and Syria attacked Isreal on Jewish holy day. Led to OPEC oil embargo.