Detente By Zane Schauer During the Cold War, when the US and USSR were at war, Richard Nixon had an idea that could help slow down the rain of the USSR during the 1900s, so he created detente. Detente is a political group of people, formed in 1968 during the Cold War. During the Cold War, detente was used to help ease tension between the two superpowers of the world during the 1900s, the United States and Soviet Union. (“Détente | A Visual Guide to the Cold War'') Both sides during the cold war had much strength and power, so detente was created to slow down the rain of the Soviet Union and China. Detente was created by President Richard Nixon in the 1960s, He created detente so the United States and Soviet Union can learn to coexist with one another. Detente caused many peace treaties with the Soviet Union and with the (PRC) or People's Republic of China. Richard Nixon's idea of detente was working during the 1960s, the war slowed down and Richard Nixon mostly became friends with some leaders of the Soviet Union and China, until 1979 the fall of detente (“Milestones: 1969–1976 - Office of the Historian”). …show more content…
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