1. Reducing International Tensions pg. 207-215

2. 1956 - Khrushchev's 'secret speech' In a speech, February 14, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev denounces the policies of Stalin. He rejects the Leninist idea of the inevitability of war and calls for a doctrine of "peaceful coexistence" between capitalist and communist systems. 1959 Kitchen debate

3. Détente

4. First Steps in Détente: a.Come in 1963 right after the Cuban Missile Crisis b.Test Ban Treaty: an agreement b/w USA and USSR agreeing to stop testing nuclear weapons above ground or under water c.Hotline: A phone line b/w the leaders of the USA and the USSR so there would be no miscommunication during a crisis.

5. Détente cont. American Diplomacy with China “Ping-Pong Diplomacy” a.Americans saw Sino-Soviet Dispute as an opportunity to improve relations with China. b.Called “ping-pong diplomacy” because the first Americans allowed to go to China went to play ping pong in an exhibition tournament. c.This culminated in American President Richard Nixon’s visit to China in 1972. First American President to set foot on Chinese territory.

6. Détente cont. THE SINO-SOVIET DISPUTE IMPROVED RELATIONS B/W THE USA AND CHINA AND MADE THE SOVIETS VERY ANXIOUS TO REDUCE NUCLEAR ARMS.

7. American-Russian Détente The slowdown of the production of nuclear weapons a.Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT): was designed to slow down the arms race. It limited the amount of weapons each side could have. Two agreements SALT I - 1972 SALT II - 1979 b.Helsinki Agreements: recognize division b/w western and eastern Europe. 1975