1. The Cold War
1960s and 1970s

2. Major Events and Developments
U2 Crisis
Berlin Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis
Prague Spring (Czechoslovakia)
Vietnam War

3. Period of Détente Period of lessening tension between the US and USSR
After Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
Ends with Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1979)
Characteristics:
Hotline between White House/Kremlin
Limiting Arms Race
Recognized borders of Europe
Trade between superpowers

4. New Leadership Kennedy assassinated (Nov. 1963)
Replaced by Lyndon B Johnson
Khrushchev denounced and outed in 1964
Replaced by Leonid Brezhnev

5. Prague Spring (Czech. 1968)
Attempt at modernizing and liberalizing the economy
Soviet leader Brezhnev sends troops to replace Dubcek
Czech. maintain peaceful demonstrations
New policy introduced: Brezhnev Doctrine

6. SALT Treaties Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty SALT I SALT II
1969: reduce nuclear weapon arsenals
SALT II
1979, same general guidelines
USA does not ratify in protest of
USSR invasion of Afghanistan
Largely symbolic
US backs out in 1986