Cold War

The Cold War was a period of global tension between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. The Cabal and Beholder Initiative were also involved.

Overview
Following the aftermath of World War 2, the United States and its allies split ties with the Soviet Union. Consequently, the Soviets began annexing European countries and turning them into satellite states. In response, in 1949, the U.S. and others formed NATO in the case of war between them and the Soviet Union. In 1955, the Soviets formed the Warsaw Pact with its satellite states.

Vietnam War
One year before the Warsaw Pact was formed, France was forced to surrender Vietnam after losing in the Indochina War. Vietnam was split into a provisional South and socialist North. One year later, insurgents began dissidence campaigns in the South, starting a second Indochina War. On March 8th, 1965, the first of many American ground troops deployed in Vietnam. In 1970, the U.S. Army Special Forces carried out Operation Ivory Coast to rescue prisoners of war in Són Täy prison. The operation ultimately failed, and the prisoners were brought to Beholder Initiative sites for brainwashing. In 1973, the U.S. completely pulled support for the South, and in 1975, the war ended with Vietnam being reunited under communist rule.