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Table 4.16Territorial Expansion of Polar Powers, 1946–1991War#

Winning Side

Losing Side

Type of Territorial Exchanged

1

Process of Territorial Change

Type of Change

2

1

Conquest

2

Annexation

3

Cession

4

Secession

5

Unification

6

Mandated Territory

Korea (#151)

Equality

Equality

0

Soviet Invasion of Hungary (#156)

USSR

Hungary

0

Vietnam (#163)

Vietnam

United States, Cambodia, South Korea, Philippines, South Vietnam, Thailand, Australia.

0

Gulf (#211)

Kuwait, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Italy, Morocco, Egypt, Oman, France, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria

Iraq

0

1 The type of change for the winning country: 0 for other territory; 1 for own territory. When the full territory was transferred, the reason is stated.2 The change model concerning the polar powers only: territorial expansion—1; territorial contraction— −1; territorial status quo—0.