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Country Studies US

Country Studies: Us Soviet Relations

For Students 9th - 10th
The 1980s was a dynamic period in U.S.-Soviet relations. At the beginning of the decade, tensions between the two superpowers rose until 1985, when arms negotiations ensued between President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Premier Mikhail...
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US National Archives

Docsteach: Apollo Soyuz: Space Age Detente

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In July 1975, the first joint Soviet-American spacecraft docking took place. In this activity, students will analyze the way that government officials in both the United States and the Soviet Union valued space exploration for more than...