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Vietnam War
ietnam splits into a communist and non-communist group.
South Vietnam goes against communism
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Salt I
The strategic arms limitation talks went from november of 1969 to May of 1972. Through November 17 to December 22, 1969, both the Soviet Union and the U.S gained a better understanding within both sides. The arguably most significant meeting had taken place in Vienna in April of 1970. In May of 1972, the first accords were reached. The Salt I treaty was broken by the Soviet Union since they did in fact continue development and deployment and in result, had surpassed the U.S in land based ICBMs. -
Détente
This improved relations between the U.S and the Soviet Union. It began when Richard Nixon met with secretary general of the Soviet union Leonid Brezhnev in May 1972. Both, the US and the Soviet Union wanted trade to go up and wanted nuclear warfare's questionable danger to decrease. Nixon was the first president to actually go to Moscow. -
Détente
(Continued..)
On May 22,1972 the two countries signed seven documents which agreed to prevent accidental military conflict, and added controlling of arms demanded previously by salt. Détente ended when Ronald Reagan became president, since he was emphatic on military readiness in relation to our role with the Soviet Union. -
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
The treaty was signed May 26, 1972, and put into effect in October of the same year. It was negotiated between the Soviet Union and the United States. The Treaty restricted each of the two countries to two ABM deployment areas. The purpose was to limit the countries’ penetration capability. -
Salt II
There was a Vladivostok meeting between President Gerald Ford and General Secretary Brezhnev. The basic framework of this significant meeting had a 2400 equal aggregate limit on strategic nuclear delivery vehicles. It also included a 1320 limit on MIRVs. It created a ban on construction of new land based ICBMs. It also limited deployment of new types of strategic arms. The new administration took office in 1977. The completed Salt II agreement was signed by President Carter on January 3,1980. -
Paris Peace Accords
It was an agreement to end the war in Vietnam. It included a cease-fire and the U.S. withdrew all their troops. Peace talks were constantly at a stalemate and went on for four years. South Vietnam People’s right to self-determination was acknowledged by the North, and no force will be used to reunify. -
Coup de overthrow Chilean Government
Chiles’ armed forces stage a coup d’ etat against the government of President Salvador Allende (the first democratically elected Marxist leader in Latin America)
Alende retreated with his supporter to La Moneda (presidential palace in Santiago)
La Moneda was surrounded by tanks and infantry and bombed by air force jets
Allende survived the aerial attack, but committed suicide by shooting himself
the U.S government and its CIA -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
The Soviet Union sent thousands of troops into Afghanistan in support of Afghanistan’s Communist government which was receiving great opposition from Mujahdeen. Mujahdeen is a Muslim anti-communist guerilla group. The United states backed the Mujahdeen group and helped them fight against communism and the Soviets. -
Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan people go against the dictator Somoza.
The Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), against the dictator, fought agaist the Contra.
This markerd a turning point in Nicaraguan history and revealed Nicaragua as a major proxy war battleground.
