C-33 S-5: The Cold War Thaws The Cold War began to thaw as the superpowers entered into an era of uneasy diplomacy The United States and the countries of the former Soviet Union continue to cooperate and maintain a cautious peace.

Khrushchev’s policy of destalinization Destalinization (dē-stä'lĭ-nĭ-zā'shən) n. The process of discrediting and eliminating the political policies, methods, and personal image of Joseph Stalin.

Brezhnev and the Revolt in Czechoslovakia

détente n. A relaxing or easing, as of tension between rivals. Détente (dā-tänt', -täNt')   n. A relaxing or easing, as of tension between rivals. A policy toward a rival nation or bloc characterized by increased diplomatic, commercial, and cultural contact and a desire to reduce tensions, as through negotiation or talks.

Nixon: first American president to visit Communist China

Reagan and “Star Wars”

Extended Range Interceptor (ERINT) launch from White Sands Missile Range.

4 m (13 ft) diameter web deployed by Homing Overlay Experiment

An artist's concept of a Space Laser Satellite Defense System, 1984

An artist's concept of a ground / space-based hybrid laser weapon, 1984.

The USA and USSR were the two superpowers during the Cold War The USA and USSR were the two superpowers during the Cold War. Here Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in 1985

Important Facts The Cold War began to thaw as the superpowers entered into an era of uneasy diplomacy The United States and the countries of the former Soviet Union continue to cooperate and maintain a cautious peace.

C-33 Important Facts

The policy of ________ was manly intended to reduce Cold War tensions.

detente

Who proposed to the American people the program called Star Wars?

Ronald Reagan

The first American president to visit Communist China was?

Richard Nixon

The Cold War Thaws The Cold War began to thaw as the superpowers entered into an era of uneasy diplomacy The United States and the countries of the former Soviet Union continue to cooperate and maintain a cautious peace.