HIST 3692 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Nikita Khrushchev, Yom Kippur War
1 May 2016
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In 1964 krushchev was replaced by leonid brezhnev who became the general secretary of the. There were anti soviet uprising in eastern germany and they were harshly suppressed by soviet troops in 1969 nixon assumed the presidency - he was a adept practitioner of real politique. Real politique - whatever works to achieve your goals. Nixon"s goal was to establish de"tente with the soviets. October war or the ramadan war irrupted in 1973. Peace was negotiated by the us secretary of state. 1973- nixon promised to make the us independent of middle eastern oil. The promise has still not been fulfilled, although us oil companies boast that they have made the us much less dependent on middle eastern oil. Gerald ford succeeded nixon when he resigned as president in august 1974. Ford ocncluded a treaty with brezhnev to prevent use of weapons use an limit strategic offensive nuclear weapons and delivery vehicles.
