The stabilization of the Cold War by about 1955, despite the continuation of the arms race and global competition between the two superpowers.
The construction of the Berlin Wall; and, the escalation of tensions between the Soviet Union and the U.S. during the Cuban missile crisis.
The American involvement in the Vietnam War.
The Brezhnev Doctrine.
Nixon-Kissinger policies, the increased pressure on the Soviets to pursue détente and the SALT I and the Helsinki Accords.
The causes of and responses to the economic recession of 1974.
The waning faith in Keynesian economics and the rise of conservative governments in the U.S. and western Europe that scaled back social spending.
The renewed escalation of the Cold War in the late 1970s.
The enlargement of the European Community and efforts to increase integration and revitalize the Community's economy.
The Reagan years, the expansion of nuclear capabilities, and the end of Cold War conflicts.
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