4. Proxy Wars: Korea and Vietnam

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4. Proxy Wars: Korea and Vietnam

Use these sources to help you answer Question 4 below:

Secondary Source:
"From the 1950s onward, most Americans were concerned with working, providing for their families, and enjoying new technologies and goods. However, the Cold War was often in the back of people's minds. Americans worried that war might break out again, so the United States maintained its military forces and continued to fund military research and development. Although the United States and the Soviet Union never went to war with each other, they both sent troops to participate in smaller regional wars, such as the Korean War and the Vietnam War." (Unit 4 Lesson 2)

Primary Source:
Click the photo source link for a larger image: Marines loading a mortar, Vietnam (1969-1970), Minnesota Historical Society.

4. How did Minnesotans contribute to the Cold War?

Thousands of Minnesotans fought in battles against the Soviet Union.
Thousands of Minnesotans served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
It didn't affect Minnesotans; they carried on with their lives like usual.

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