Countries of the cold war

Can you name all of the countries that were allied with either the west or the USSR during the cold war or were involved in the various proxy conflicts as of the year 1980?
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Alliance
Country
NATO
Belgium
NATO
Canada
NATO
Denmark
NATO
France
NATO
Greece
NATO
Iceland
NATO
Italy
NATO
Luxembourg
NATO
Netherlands
NATO
Norway
NATO
Portugal
NATO
Spain
NATO
Turkey
NATO
United Kingdom
NATO
United States
NATO
West Germany
Capitalist
Argentina
Capitalist
Australia
Capitalist
Bahamas
Capitalist
Belize
Capitalist
Bolivia
Capitalist
Botswana
Capitalist
Brazil
Capitalist
Brunei
Capitalist
Chad
Capitalist
Chile
Capitalist
Colombia
Capitalist
Costa Rica
Capitalist
Dominican Rep.
Capitalist
D.R. Congo
Capitalist
Ecuador
Capitalist
Egypt
Capitalist
El Salvador
Alliance
Country
Capitalist
Gambia
Capitalist
Ghana
Capitalist
Guatemala
Capitalist
Guyana
Capitalist
Haiti
Capitalist
Honduras
Capitalist
Indonesia
Capitalist
Iran
Capitalist
Iraq
Capitalist
Israel
Capitalist
Japan
Capitalist
Jordan
Capitalist
Kenya
Capitalist
Liberia
Capitalist
Malawi
Capitalist
Malaysia
Capitalist
Mexico
Capitalist
Morocco
Capitalist
New Zealand
Capitalist
North Yemen
Capitalist
Oman
Capitalist
Pakistan
Capitalist
Paraguay
Capitalist
Philippines
Capitalist
Peru
Capitalist
Qatar
Capitalist
Saudi Arabia
Capitalist
Senegal
Capitalist
South Africa
Capitalist
South Korea
Capitalist
South Vietnam
Capitalist
Sudan
Alliance
Country
Capitalist
Suriname
Capitalist
Taiwan
Capitalist
Thailand
Capitalist
Tunisia
Capitalist
UAE
Capitalist
Uruguay
Capitalist
Venezuela
Communist
Afghanistan
Communist
Angola
Communist
Benin
Communist
Cambodia
Communist
China
Communist
Cuba
Communist
Ethiopia
Communist
Laos
Communist
Mongolia
Communist
Mozambique
Communist
North Korea
Communist
North Vietnam
Communist
R. Congo
Communist
Somalia
Communist
South Yemen
Communist
Vietnam
Communist
Yugoslavia
Warsaw Pact
Albania
Warsaw Pact
Bulgaria
Warsaw Pact
Czechoslovakia
Warsaw Pact
East Germany
Warsaw Pact
Hungary
Warsaw Pact
Poland
Warsaw Pact
Romania
Warsaw Pact
Soviet Union
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Level 85
Nov 5, 2015
Obviously there's some room for judgments -- i.e. Brazil but not Chile, Nicaragua - communist. However, Yemen was divided into North and South not East and West. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_unification
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Level 41
Nov 5, 2015
OK, will fix. Hope you enjoyed.
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Level 75
Nov 7, 2015
Didn't think about breaking down all the Soviet republics, I thought they were considered all one country - USSR - at that time.
+3
Level 41
Nov 8, 2015
Supposedly the USSR was set up a bit like the UK, with the various SSRs retaining some autonomy while giving up much of their power to an overall federal government. However the Russian SSR, being the biggest by far, came to dominate all of the other SSRs to the point where they had cultural autonomy at best. I really just put them in to make the quiz more challenging.
+1
Level 75
Nov 7, 2015
I kept trying different spellings of Brussels, wondering why it wasn't being accepted. Duh.
+2
Level 70
Jun 1, 2020
What about Grenada
+1
Level 39
Mar 21, 2023
why is venezuela on the capitalist side? venezuela was under a communist government at the time
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Level 44
Aug 23, 2023
What about Grenada, Palestine (if you put Taiwan), Syria, Libya, Nicaragua and India?