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🕊️ Détente: Managing Cold War Rivalry

See how summits, arms control, and European security agreements reduced some Cold War dangers without ending rivalry.

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What you’ll learn

  1. DétenteExplain how détente reduced some Cold War dangers without ending superpower rivalry.Détente combined summits, arms control, and European security agreements with continuing competition, contested expectations, and a fragile breakdown.

Questions this course answers

What did détente try to do?

Détente lowered some risks through negotiation while the Cold War competition continued.

What did SALT I include in 1972?

The 1972 agreements limited selected strategic systems; they did not eliminate nuclear arsenals.

What did the Helsinki Final Act address?

Helsinki extended détente into European security and political commitments beyond arms control.

Why was détente fragile?

The thaw reduced some tensions but did not resolve the wider conflict or produce identical expectations.

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