USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In a very strong reaction to the December 1979 Soviet military intervention into Afghanistan, President Jimmy Carter requests that the Senate postpone action on the SALT-II nuclear weapons treaty and recalls the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union.

Detailed explanation-2: -Détente ended after the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan, which led to the United States’ boycott of the 1980 Olympics, held in Moscow. Ronald Reagan’s election as president in 1980, based in large part on an anti-détente campaign, marked the end of détente and a return to Cold War tensions.

Detailed explanation-3: -détente, period of the easing of Cold War tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union from 1967 to 1979. The era was a time of increased trade and cooperation with the Soviet Union and the signing of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) treaties. Relations cooled again with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Detailed explanation-4: -On January 2, 1980, in a strong reaction to the December 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, President Jimmy Carter asks the Senate to postpone action on the SALT II nuclear weapons treaty and recalls the U.S. ambassador to Moscow.