历史小径·世界史英语30篇（1）

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铁幕与代理之火：冷战的前线

After 1947, the U.S. and USSR avoided direct war but fought fiercely through local allies and insurgent movements.
In Korea, American troops backed Seoul while Soviet- and Chinese-trained forces defended Pyongyang from 1950 onward.
Cuba became a flashpoint when Soviet missiles were secretly installed just 90 miles from Florida in 1962.
Angola’s civil war drew in Cuban soldiers, South African troops, and CIA-backed militias throughout the 1980s.
The U.S. funded Afghan mujahideen against Soviet occupation, later creating unintended long-term consequences.
Soviet advisors trained Ethiopian forces during the Ogaden War, while the U.S. armed Somalia’s military instead.
Berlin remained divided not by ideology alone, but by concrete walls, checkpoints, and whispered escape plans.
Radio Free Europe broadcast uncensored news into Eastern Bloc countries, making airwaves another contested battlefield.
Both superpowers built nuclear arsenals large enough to destroy civilization, yet chose smaller, deniable conflicts instead.
These proxy wars reshaped continents while keeping Washington and Moscow safely distant from mutual annihilation.