French term, meaning a relaxing or easing

it is primarily used in reference

the general reduction in the tension between

Profile the Soviet Union

to
the United States
a thawing of the Cold War

from the late 1960s

occurring
until the start of the 1980s
Détente
Leonid Brezhnev

and the rest of the Soviet leadership

of the nuclear arms race
felt that the economic burden
Causes was unsustainable

hoped improved relations

Brezhnev and Nixon each boost their domestic popularity
would
secure their power

was a United States policy

Cold War's uniting military, economic, and diplomatic strategies

landmarks limit the spread of Communism
America’
s security
to enhance
influence abroad
prevent a "domino effect"
Containment
to a series of moves by the Soviet Union
was a response Eastern Europe,
to expand Communist influence in
China, and Korea

appeasement
It represented a middle-ground position between
rollback

during the 1950s to 1980s

was a foreign policy theory
promoted at times by the US government

if one land in a region came under the influence of communism

speculated that
then the surrounding countries would follow in a domino effect
Domino small in itself
Theory will cause a similar change nearby
suggests that some change will cause another similar change
which then
and so on in linear sequence
by analogy to a falling row of dominoes standing on end

Cold War II.mmap - 02/06/2009 - Carlos Mondragón