8-Detente (1969-1979) (jan 1, 1969 – jan 1, 1979)
Description:
A French term often used in reference to the general EASING of the geo-political tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States which began in 1969, as a foreign policy of U.S. presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford called détente; a "thawing out" or "un-freezing" at a period roughly in the middle of the Cold War.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1969
jan 1, 1979
~ 10 years