USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What started the detente in the Cold War?
A
Break up of Yugoslavia
B
Break up of the USSR
C
Revolution in Romania
D
Reunification of Germany
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Later that decade, the January 1967 Outer Space Treaty and the July 1968 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons were two of the first building blocks of détente. The first treaties were signed all over the globe.

Detailed explanation-2: -Détente Followed Period of Rising Cold War Tensions Despite early nuclear arms agreements such as the 1963 Limited Test Ban Treaty that came in wake of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War escalated tensions between the U.S. and Soviets, while anti-war protests and domestic pressures mounted.

Detailed explanation-3: -Following the humiliation of the Vietnam War, the USA made an effort to improve relations with the USSR and China, leading to a period in the 1970s known as Détente, a word meaning the relaxing of tension.

Detailed explanation-4: -Between the late 1960s and the late 1970s, there was a thawing of the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. This détente took several forms, including increased discussion on arms control.

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