U.S. & USSR On the Same Side

1. During this civil war (1967–1970), the U.S. and USSR both backed the government against the Biafran separatists seeking independence.

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2. In this war against Imperial Japan, both the U.S. and USSR provided extensive support to this Asian country.

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3. During this war (1956), both the U.S. and USSR opposed the actions of the UK, France, and Israel against an Arab country.

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4. In this 20th-century European conflict, the U.S. and USSR supported the partisans fighting against Axis occupation.

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5. In 1990, both the U.S. and USSR supported a large-scale military intervention in the Persian Gulf to expel an invading nation that had occupied a small, oil-rich country, partly due to its failure to pay off war debts from the Iran-Iraq War and its threat to regional stability.

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6. In the Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988), both the U.S. and USSR indirectly supported this country, with the USSR backing its government and the U.S. providing covert support.

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