Question: what were two examples of proxy wars that were fought during the cold war
Answer: Wars Years Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results Chinese Civil War 1944 - 1949 CPC PLA Supported by : Soviet Union KMT NRA Supported by : United States Combatant 1 Won Greek Civil War 1944 - 1949 Greek communists ( Democratic Army of Greece , National Liberation Front , Greek People 's Liberation Army , Communist Party of Greece ) Supported by : Albania Bulgaria Yugoslavia Greece Supported by : United Kingdom United States Combatant 2 Won Iran crisis of 1946 1945 -- 1946 Azerbaijan People 's Republic Republic of Mahabad Supported by : Soviet Union Imperial State of Iran Supported by : United States Combatant 2 Won First Indochina War 1946 -- 1954 Khmer Issarak Pathet Lao Viet Minh Suppor