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why should the u. s. never have had engaged in proxy wars during the cold war.

The U.S should not have engaged in proxy wars during the Cold War because not only were the a HUGE drain on our resources but they also resulted in social unrest among people stateside. While some may argue that the proxy wars thaat took place were neccasary, all they really did was drain resources, endanger the lives of American citizens, further increase political tensions globally, and propagate violence and animosity.

slavery, abortion, donald trump, gay marriage, racial rights, immigration  

explanation:

anything that has been broth up to the supreme court is something of grate political divide   so just look as court cases

disease was the number one killer of native peoples. they had had little exposure to the diseases of europe. this led to some villages being almost completely wiped out and some tribes destroyed.