Darryl Fagan Sauberman Pd.5 06-05-00 Political Policies Between The United States and The Soviet Union During the 1970's. One can not effectively interpret world political policies of the 1970's without the inclusion of the relationship known as détente, and the breakdown there of. The breakdown of the 1970's détente can be attributed to many different issues and events. In researching these events the varying opinions from both world superpowers which would establish …showed first 75 words of 2141 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2141 total…Brezhnev and Carter would meet to discuss international relations (Lynch 1992). As the 1980's began the United States were left in wonder as to what had gone wrong in the 1970's with the very real prospect of détente. The loss of Iran, the invasion of Afghanistan, the Jackson Amendment, SALT II talks on weapons and the misunderstandings of both superpowers on the very idea of détente all lead to its breakdown in the 1970's.