Detente Period

In the first part of the Cold War, the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. have for a while, with years passing by, having been trying to overpower against each other with their nuclear production in the arms race. However, there is a small period in the Cold War where the Americans and Russians were getting along as almost friendship coming out of the Cold War. This period in time was called Detente and it was probably a good time period during the Cold War. One person in particular becomes pretty significant to this period, the guy being Richard Nixon, who is a politician at the time. He gained a lot of popularity in his early years from being a tough investigator for communist people. Also, another thing that was happening was the planning of the U.S. to finally get out of Vietnam, but it wasn't going to be easy. This concept was also known as Vietnamization. Aside from the formation of Detente, the U.S. did have problems at home. When U.S. president Nixon ordered operations and massive bombings in Cambodia, the Anti-war protests rose, as the American people were seeing the war to become larger and longer. Nixon's respond to the American people (including the Anti-war protestors), knowing that the majority of the Americans support the war, was that he had a "Silent Majority" whereas he stated most Americans support his policies. After this event, there is a new appointed leader in the Soviet Union, and his name is Brezhnev. Brezhnev was a leader that was more open to relationships between them and the U.S.. Not only that, but the people when supported that idea because it will better security and also lessen tension. They still didn't get alone very well, but no war is great. Also, both were open to negotiations. In Germany, there still was the separation of the West and East and because Detente was happening, the West wanted to improve relations with the Soviet East. This time in Soviet and American relations was put to an end when Nixon went to China, because it was to benefit their relations with China and to get China further away from Russia.