During the cold war, many other countries were involved besides the United States and the Soviet Union. There were also wars happening during the cold war in other countries, such as the Korean war and the Vietnam war. In the article “Cold War,” it was said that the Soviets and Americans had very clear goals when helping different types of countries. The Soviets were preserving Communist rule in countries in Eastern Europe and backing up North Korea, while the Americans were helping and supporting countries like South Korea and South Vietnam from falling to communist (1). In the Korean war, the war ended with a stalemate because the non Communist country South Korea and United States were fighting against three communist countries: China,
