MAPS OF HISTORY · The Cold War · ALL CHAPTERS · DEC 1979
The Cold War, 1945–1991 · THE MAP IN DEC 1979
DEC 1979 — The year of the shocks
WHAT CHANGES ON THE MAP
| Afghanistan | — → USSR & Warsaw Pact |
| Iran | US-aligned states → Non-aligned & neutral |
| Nicaragua | US-aligned states → Soviet-aligned states |
| Egypt | Soviet-aligned states → US-aligned states |
| Somalia | Soviet-aligned states → US-aligned states |
| Cambodia | Communist, outside Moscow’s bloc → Soviet-aligned states |
| Djibouti | NATO & core Western allies → Non-aligned & neutral |
| East Timor | NATO & core Western allies → US-aligned states |
| Somaliland | NATO & core Western allies → Non-aligned & neutral |
THE CHAPTERS OF THIS MOMENT
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