Section outline
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Why did Détente fail?
1. Trigger for failure of detente and 2nd Cold War beginning = 1979 invasion of Afghanistan
2. Successes of detente mixed – Little achieved in real terms
3. Impact on arms race minimal
4. Tension not reduced in some parts of world - actions in 3rd world seemed to indicate USSR expanding influence upsetting many in west – increasing distrust of USSR
5. Domestic mood in US – election of Reagan and rise of Republican right – ideological continuity
6. USSR also some elements opposed détente