Cold War in the 1960-1970s, during President Kennedy and President Nixon’s administrations

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  • JFK became the 35th President of the United States

    JFK became the 35th President of the United States
    JFK launched a new Cold War strategy. He built up both conventional and special military forces. • He created a flexible response defense policy. He developed the Alliance for Progress to improve relations with Latin American countries. He created the Peace Corps. (https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/john-f-kennedy)

  • President Kennedy sent troops to S. Vietnam

    President Kennedy sent troops to S. Vietnam
    In 1961, President Kennedy sent Special Forces troops to help fight the Vietcong, the guerilla fighters of the National Liberation Front. The Diem government remained unpopular, however, and the Kennedy administration worked behind the scenes to remove Diem from power.
    (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-kennedy-orders-more-troops-to-south-vietnam)

  • Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

    Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
    Representatives of the United States, Soviet Union and Great Britain signed the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which prohibited the testing of nuclear weapons in outer space, underwater or in the atmosphere. The treaty, which President John F. Kennedy signed less than three months before his assassination, was hailed as an important first step toward the control of nuclear weapons.

  • JFK was assassinated

    JFK was assassinated
    JFK was assassinated in Dallas, TX.

  • New foreign policy- Richard Nixon became the 37th President of United States

    New foreign policy- Richard Nixon became the 37th President of United States
    President Nixon redefined U.S. foreign policy. He did not divide the world into “us” (democratic countries) and “them” (communist countries). He practiced realpolitik — foreign policy based on concrete national interests rather than ideology. • He concluded that there was no united worldwide communist movement. https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/richard-m-nixon

  • Beginning of the end to nuclear Arms race- SALTI

    Beginning of the end to nuclear Arms race- SALTI
    Nixon met with Brezhnev in Moscow. • They signed Strategic Arms Limitation Talks one (SALT I), the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, a major step towards ending the nuclear arms race. • The two leaders agreed to reduce pollution and undertake a joint U.S.–Soviet space mission. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/salt-agreements-signed