1. Team D
Shine Lin
May Htun
4/21/14

2. Era of “Détente”
Nixon-Ford-Kissinger policy that enforced a relaxed relationship b/t the Soviet Union
ABM Treaty and SALT talks
Summit I and II
Three year grain agreement

3. Success or Failure? FAILURE SUCCESS ABM Treaty/ SALT was imposed
Trades b/t USSR was established
FAILURE
MIRV was enforced after “détente”, showing signs of mistrust

4. The Anti-War Movement Americans split into “Hawks and Dove”
Silent Majority- Nixon’s interpretation of Americans supporting the war
Vietnam War embarrassed U.S
(socially and economically)
Kent State was an event in which students physically opposed the war and were punished with violence

5. American Counterculture
As the 1960s edged its way through, it and the Vietnam war brought a new cultural form in existence.
Interpretations of the American dream changed
Vietnam War served as the catalyst for the counterculture movement where young people openly questioned the status quo
Most of this counterculture fought for things already present such as poverty, racial problems, and nonviolent protests.