Cold War - Détente, SALT, China, Reagan Doctrine

Détente (Nixon Era)

Definition: Easing of tensions between the US and USSR.

Goal: De-escalate tensions.

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)

Agreements: Treaties to limit nuclear missiles and reduce production rates.

Purpose:

Reduce the threat of nuclear war.

Calm public anxieties.

Reproachment with China

Policy: Establishing relations with communist China.

Motivations:

Economic: Access to the Chinese market for selling US products.

Political: Forming an alliance with China to appear more powerful.

Ronald Reagan and the New Right (1980s)