Question

38 multiple choice 1 point
which one of these was not a cold war era proxy war/local conflict?
the korean war
the iranian revolution
the rwanda genocide
the arab-israeli conflicts

Explanation:

1. The Cold War is generally dated from 1947 to 1991, a period of geopolitical tension between the U.S.-led Western Bloc and the Soviet-led Eastern Bloc. Proxy wars were conflicts where these blocs supported opposing local forces.
2. The Korean War (1950-1953) was a direct Cold War proxy, with the U.S. supporting South Korea and the USSR/China supporting North Korea.
3. The Arab-Israeli conflicts (ongoing from 1948) had significant Cold War involvement, with the USSR backing Arab states and the U.S. backing Israel.
4. The Iranian Revolution (1979) overthrew a U.S.-backed government, with indirect Cold War context as it challenged Western influence in the region.
5. The Rwanda Genocide (1994) occurred after the official end of the Cold War, and was an ethnic conflict between Hutu and Tutsi groups with no direct ties to Cold War bloc rivalries or proxy dynamics.

Answer:

C. the Rwanda Genocide