Proxy Wars (Cold War Intensification)

A number of conflicts were fought well outside the history books. These are documented here.

Early Cold War
Notably, during 1949, the Uruguay-ABC Powers conflict occured. It involved border diputes between Uruguay and Brazil, and between Uruguay and Argentina. The USSR camp backed Brazil and Argentina. The USA and its allies backed Uruguay, despite attempts to sway Brazil and Uruguay into their camp. In late 1949, Uruguay forces officially launched a strike into Brazil and Argentina. The crisis lasted for 2 months until Argentine forces gave up their orders to hold and took over Uruguay. Brazilian and Chilean forces simply held all Uruguay troops. Uruguay surrendered, amd requested the returning of territory. The Soviet Union asked for the powers to request a compensation before that, and got it. While no side actually won the war it is generally considered that the ABC powers lost less.

In late 1949 the other crisis of the year, the Meixcan-Colombian War, also occured. It started with Mexico invading its Southern neighbors, and asking Colombia to cede its ports over. Colombia was supported by the USA, Mexico, USSR. Early in the conflict, Mexico conquered Belize, and formed an alliance with Haiti and Dominica. It soon took Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Under American pressure, Peru, Costa Rica, Guyana, Suriname, and Panama form a coalition with Colombia. Mexico, however, annexes much of Central America, and Northern Colombia by early 1950. Amazingly, Guyana, Suriname and Peru switch sides. In order to libertate the occupied areas, the USA formed a "coalition". Britain, the USA, France, Saudi Arabia, Spain, France, North Germany and South Italy claim to "provide nessecary support". In reality, their purpose is simply to