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   Détente
   Détente (French for `relaxation`) is the easing of strained relations, especially in a political situation. The term is often used in reference to the general easing of relations between the Soviet Union and the United States in 1971, a thawing at a period roughly in the middle of the Cold War. In...
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   détente
   Reduction of political tension and the easing of strained relations between nations, as seen in the ending of the Cold War 1989–90. The term was first used in the 1970s to describe the new easing of relations between the world's two major superpowers, the USA and the USSR. This resulted in increas...
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