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By engaging in proxy wars, were the United States and the Soviet Union able to avoid involving their own military forces? Why or why not?
No, both countries deployed large parts of their military forces to fight under the flag of another country.
Yes, the U.S. military never directly engaged in these proxy wars.
No, both countries still fought in proxy wars but not directly against each other.
Yes, by definition, a proxy war means that there was no direct involvement of either nation.
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No, both countries still fought in proxy wars but not directly against each other.
Proxy wars let the US and USSR avoid direct, superpower-on-superpower combat (which risked nuclear escalation), but they routinely backed opposing sides with money, weapons, advisors—and sometimes their own troops. Examples: the US sent large forces to Korea and Vietnam; the USSR sent troops to Afghanistan (1979–89). Many other conflicts involved covert operations, advisors, and proxy armies rather than direct US–Soviet battles.
Proxy wars let the US and USSR avoid direct, superpower-on-superpower combat (which risked nuclear escalation), but they routinely backed opposing sides with money, weapons, advisors—and sometimes their own troops. Examples: the US sent large forces to Korea and Vietnam; the USSR sent troops to Afghanistan (1979–89). Many other conflicts involved covert operations, advisors, and proxy armies rather than direct US–Soviet battles.
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