Notes on Cold War Project.
Nixon Goes to China
- We were invited to go play Ping Pong in China.
known as the Ping Pong Diplomacy
-Mao Zedong knew that China's biggest threat was the Soviet Union.
-Mao Zedong wanted to conquer Taiwan but the communist took it.
and now today Taiwan is STILL seperated from China.
1970s Peace Attempts-
-Peace Corps
Doctors, horticulturists, and more than a fifth of volunteers.
-Peace Core went to help solve problems/issues in 3rd War Countries.
they traveled there.
Detente-
-Relaxation in internal affairs during the Cold War.
French for relax.
associated with America, Russia and China.
Salt 1-
-Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
-Involved US and the Soviet Union.
-this led to a Missle Treaty.\
Salt 2-more than step one but never happened
and Soviets invade Afghanistan.
Effects of the Soviets invasion of Afghanistan-
-Happened in December of 1979.
-lasted 8 or 9 years.
-ended Detente.
-they wanted to spread Communist into Afghanistan.
civil war between Soviet Troops and Afghan Guerrillas or Mujahideen.
-the U.S helped the Mujahideen with weapons and food. (Mujahideen were pakistan, al-khida)
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