List of conflicts related to the Cold War
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While the Cold War itself never escalated into direct confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union, there were a number of conflicts and revolutions related to the Cold War around the globe, spanning the entirety of the period usually prescribed to it (March 12, 1947 to December 26, 1991, a total of 44 years, 9 months, and 14 days).[1][2]
Since 1944
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Since 1950s
| Conflict | Start date | End date | Western Bloc related | Eastern Bloc related | Region | Result |
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| Cazin Rebellion | May 5, 1950 | May 6, 1950 |
Civilians and rebels |
Southeast Europe | Yugoslav victory | |
| Korean War | June 25, 1950 | July 27, 1953 |
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Eastern Asia | Inconclusive |
| Egyptian Revolution of 1952 | July 22, 1952 | July 26, 1952 |
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North Africa, Western Asia | Free Officers victory |
| Plzeň uprising of 1953 | May 31, 1952 | June 2, 1952 |
Demonstrators |
Central Europe | Eastern Bloc victory | |
| Uprising of 1953 in East Germany | June 16, 1953 | June 17, 1953 |
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Eastern Europe | Eastern Bloc Victory | |
| Cuban Revolution | July 26, 1953 | January 1, 1959 | Caribbean | Revolutionary victory | ||
| 1953 Iranian coup d'état | August 15, 1953 | August 20, 1953 |
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Southern Asia | Pahlavi victory |
| Laotian Civil War | November 9, 1953 | December 2, 1975 |
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Southeast Asia | Pathet Lao-North Vietnamese victory |
| 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état | June 18, 1954 | June 27, 1954 |
Supported by: |
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Central America | Rebel-American victory |
| First Taiwan Strait Crisis | September 3, 1954 | May 1, 1955 | Eastern Asia | Inconclusive | ||
| Algerian War | November 1, 1954 | March 19, 1962 |
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North Africa | Algerian victory | |
| Calderonist Invasion on Costa Rica | January 7, 1955 | February 21, 1955 |
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Supported by:
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Central America | Costa Rican government victory |
| 1955 Argentine coup d'état “Liberating Revolution” | September 16, 1955 | September 23, 1955 |
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South America | Revolutionary victory |
| Vietnam War | November 1, 1955 | April 30, 1975 |
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Southeast Asia | Eastern Bloc victory |
| Poznań 1956 protests | June 28, 1956 | June 30, 1956 |
Protesters |
Central Europe | Polish government victory | |
| Hungarian Revolution of 1956 | October 23, 1956 | November 10, 1956 |
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Central Europe | Eastern Bloc victory |
| Suez Crisis | October 29, 1956 | November 7, 1956 | North Africa, Western Asia | Egyptian victory | ||
| Ifni War | October 23, 1957 | June 30, 1958 |
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North Africa | Franco-Spanish victory |
| First Albanian air force incident against US air force | December 23, 1957 | December 23, 1957 | Southeast Europe | Eastern Bloc victory | ||
| 14 July Revolution | July 14, 1958 | July 14, 1958 |
Supported by: |
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Western Asia | Revolutionary victory |
| Second Taiwan Strait Crisis | August 23, 1958 | October 6, 1958 | Eastern Asia | Taiwanese-American victory | ||
| 1959 Mosul uprising | March 7, 1959 | March 11, 1959 |
 Arab nationalists
 United Arab Republic[17][18][19] United States[20]
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Western Asia | Coup fails | |
| 1959 Tibetan uprising | March 10, 1959 | March 21, 1959 |
Simultaneous rebellion in Kham and Amdo:
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Central Asia | Eastern Bloc victory |
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Since 1960s
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Since 1970s
Since 1980s
Since 1990s
| Conflict | Start date | End date | Western Bloc related | Eastern Bloc related | Region |
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| Gulf War | August 2, 1990 | February 28, 1991 |  Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia Egypt France |
 Iraq |
Western Asia |
| Yugoslav Wars | March 31, 1991 | November 12, 2001 |  Slovenia Croatia Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina NATO KLA UÇPMB |
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Eastern Europe |
| 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt | August 19, 1991 | August 21, 1991 |  All-Union Government of the USSR
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Eastern Europe |
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See also
- History of Communism (September 3, 1945 - December 31, 1992)
- List of wars 1945-1989