Nixon goes to China
China had been isolated since 1949.
US didn't want to get involved with China because China was communist and the US was not.
The Ping Pong diplomacy broke the tension between the US and China.
Mao Zedong knew China's biggest threat was the Soviet Union.
Mao Zedong wanted to conquer Taiwan.
Nixon considered Taiwan and Vietnam as irritants.
Nixon felt that they were getting in the way of what he was really trying to accomplish.
1970 peace attempts
This went to different countries and helped undeveloped countries.
The average age of a worker was 27 but 5 percent was 50 and older.
Detente is a permanent relaxation in international affairs during the Cold War.
Salt 1 is an experiment.
Salt 2 never actually happened.
Effects of the Soviets invasion of Afghanistan
This happened rougly on 1980 and ended detente.
The Soviets financed the Afghans and lead some of their military.
Afghanistan was basically run by the Soviets.
The Civil War turned into a jihad or holy war.
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