Détente (Peaceful Cooperation): 1972- U.S. & Russia sign a treaty limiting the number of nuclear missiles each side could have., 1975- Russian & American astronauts meet in space for the first time to conduct joint experiments., 1972- Nixon becomes first American president to visit Moscow, the Russian capital., Tension (War/Conflict): 1979- Soviet Union invades Afghanistan, 1979- U.S. puts an embargo (block) on grain sales to Russia., 1980- U.S. refuses to participate in Olympic Games hosted in Moscow, Russia., 1981- New President Ronald Regan calls Soviet Communists “the focus of evil in the modern world.”, 1984- American military spending increases from $171 billion to $300 billion.,

Détente or War?

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