Proxy wars: Conflicts in which Cold War superpowers supported opposing sides without directly fighting each other.
How to apply it: Use proxy wars to explain conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Angola as extensions of superpower rivalry.
Course: AP World History · Unit: Cold War and Decolonization
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