US: need to get out of Vietnam
losing credibility and popularity both internationally and domestically
very strong anti-war movement in the US
USSR: had closed the missile gap, both countries had achieved MAD
wanted to reduce the cost of the Cold War on the stagnated economy
Sino-Soviet split created fear that if they didn't cooperate with the US, the US and China would join forces
The detente refers to a phase of the Cold War during which the tension between the US and the USSR relaxed,but without a definite settlement. It took place during 1968 to 1979.
the us was like I want democracy, and the ussr was like I want communism and that's
John f kennedy
The US. The USSR stole our plans to make their first bombs.
Detente, the easing of strained relationships between countries, began in1969. During this time the SALT treaty and the Helsinki accord was signed and the infamous red telephone was installed for quick discussions between Russia and the United States.
The detente refers to a phase of the Cold War during which the tension between the US and the USSR relaxed,but without a definite settlement. It took place during 1968 to 1979.
The plan of detente was to move away from open hostility (the Cold War) and improve relationships between the US and communist countries such as the USSR and China.
Detente
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Because the US had them, isn't that enough reason?
They didn't. By the time the USSR finished fighting Germany (by themselves because Churchill and FDR didn't want to help), the US had been fighting Japan for a while. The USSR did declare war on Japan after the Germans surrendered. Before the USSR could do anything, the US dropped it's two atomic bombs. The Japanese were rumored to have started peace negotiations with the USSR agreeing to act as the liason after the Little Boy bombing, but the Fat Man prevented it. Many say the US bombed Japan because they didn't want the USSR sweeping in as the hero.
the us was like I want democracy, and the ussr was like I want communism and that's
No, it ended it.
John f kennedy
USSR
US: 1945. USSR: 1949
Detente eased the tension between the Soviet Union and the u.s. The reduction of nuclear arms enhanced national security for both nations. "thawing" period of the cold war.