History A-Level
Détente and diplomacy
What Détente and diplomacy means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Détente and diplomacy
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A period of relaxed international relations with the West, seeking to reduce nuclear tensions and secure Western technology through agreements.
Topics that use Détente and diplomacy
- 2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000 (A-level only) – Years of Stagnation, 1964–1985 (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Bureaucratic conservatism
- Economic stagnation
- Elite privilege
- Generational shifts within the Soviet leadership
- Political dissent and state repression
- Political stagnation
- Social inequality
- The arms race
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