During the years 1945 to 1980, the cold war fluctuated between periods of confrontation and peaceful coexistence.

a. briefly explain one policy or action that led to confrontation.

b. briefly explain one policy or action that promoted peaceful coexistence.

c. provide one piece of outside evidence and explain how it supports your response in either part a or part

b.

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Gianna Lewis

2 May, 09:35

During the years 1945 to 1980, the cold war fluctuated between periods of confrontation and peaceful coexistence.

a. briefly explain one policy or action that led to confrontation.

b. briefly explain one policy or action that promoted peaceful coexistence.

c. provide one piece of outside evidence and explain how it supports your response in either part a or part

b.

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Gunnar Berger · Answer 1

A.

soviet union expansionist ideology was to be curtailed by USA containment policy. This meant that whenever the soviet union tried to expand its dominion, the USA had to respond, often militarily resulting to numerous proxy wars.

b. detente

which was characterized by a period of easing tensions was a period of peaceful coexistence that saw the signing of several treaties during the Nixon administration and ended in 1979.

c. conflicts in the such areas as Cuba, Korean Peninsula, and Vietnam were crucial red days during the war.