HIST 405 - The Cold War was about Brink Events incidents
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Updated on: 05/25/2016 02:32 PM Due on: 06/24/2016

Question # 1) The Cold War was about 'Brink Events', incidents which took the world to the brink of nuclear war. The East-West confrontation over Berlin and Cuba were both brink events which could have resulted in global destruction, but actually had the effect of lessening US-Soviet tensions. How?
Question # 2) In order to understand Gorbachev's policies of glasnost and perestroika, it is important to explore the Soviet-U.S. relationship in the era of détente (1963-1984). What is the meaning of détente and what brought it about?

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Solution: HIST 405 - The Cold War was about Brink Events incidents