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Invasion of Cambodia
President Richard Nixon gives his formal authorization to commit U.S. combat troops, in cooperation with South Vietnamese units, against communist troop in Cambodia. Because of this, a wave of anti war rebellion and tension formed in the country. This is another example of the US’s fight against communism. -
Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin
The United States, Soviet Union, France, and Great Britain signed the Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin on September 3, 1971. They agreed to improvements in the Berlin situation, including unhindered movement of people and goods between the Western Sectors of Berlin and the Federal Republic of Germany. -
**Moscow Summit**
President Nixon was the first U.S. President to travel to Moscow and he met with Brezhnev. The leaders signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty and the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I) Interim Agreement, both of which had been in negotiation in Helsinki and Vienna for many months. Nixon and Brezhnev also concluded agreements on public health; environmental cooperation; incidents at sea; technology, education and culture; and a Declaration of Basic Principles of Mutual Relations. -
Brezhnev-Nixon Meeting in the United States
Brezhnev's visit to the United States resulted in 47 hours of meetings with Nixon in Washington, Camp David, and San Clemente. The two leaders signed nine accords, including an Agreement on the Prevention of Nuclear War and an Agreement on Basic Principles of Negotiations on the Further Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms. Other agreements signed at the summit dealt with scientific cooperation, agriculture, trade, and other bilateral issues. -
President Nixon resigned from office
In order to avoid impeachment he resigned for his place as president of the United states. The water gate scandal lead to his difficulties as leader. He was replaced by Gerald Ford. -
Helsinki Final Act of the Conference on Security and Co-operation
Helsinki Final Act took place in Europe and was signed by the United States, Canada, the Soviet Union and Europe- The multifaceted Act addressed a range of prominent global issues and in so doing had a far-reaching effect on the Cold War and U.S.-Soviet relations. -
United States will not intervene militarily in Angola
The United States declared that they will not intervene militarily in Angola despite its strenuous objections to Soviet involvement in the civil war in the West African country. -
Jimmy Carter elected president and Brezhnev re-elected
Jimmy Carter became the 39th President of the United States.
Even though Brezhnev had been president for the Soviet Union he was elected again under the new constitution. -
Carter allows production of ERWs
President Carter decided to begin the production of ERWs (very destructive neutron bombs). Carter’s decision frustrated European leaders who had spent political capital to support the deployment of a weapon system that would not be produced. This act was going against the promise they had made with the Soviet Union -
SALT II Signed
President Jimmy Carter and Brezhnev signed the SALT II Treaty at a summit in Vienna in June 1979. Carter and Brezhnev also discussed other arms control questions, including the continuation of the SALT process. U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Soviet leader, Leonid Brezhnev, sign the SALT II agreement, outlining limitations and guidelines for nuclear weapons.
Jimmy Carter SALT II Treaty signing June 18, 1979
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