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Decade 4 – the 1970s (The Cold War – Détente – tensions ease) 1970s cold war events – Tensions ease on the surface Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, ratified by the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, among others, enters into force. Four-Power Agreement on Berlin is signed by the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, France, and the United States The United Nations General Assembly passes Resolution 2758, recognizing the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate government of China. Nixon visits China, the first visit by a U.S. President since the establishment of the People's Republic of China. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I) agreement signals the beginning of détente between the U.S. and USSR. Fischer v Spassky: Bobby Fischer defeats Russian Boris Spassky in a chess match in Reykjavík, Iceland, becoming the first official American chess champion (referred to as the Match of the Century). The Summit Series, an ice hockey tournament between Canada and Soviet Union. The Paris Peace Accords end American involvement in the Vietnam War. Congress cuts off funds for the continued bombing of Indochina. Gerald Ford becomes President of the United States upon the resignation of Nixon. The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project takes place. It is the first joint flight of the US and Soviet space programs. The mission is seen as a symbol of détente and an end to the "space race". Helsinki Final Act of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe signed by the United States, Canada, the Soviet Union and Europe. Death of Mao Zedong Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States. U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance assures skeptics that the Carter administration will hold the Soviet Union accountable for its recent crackdowns on human rights activists. U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Soviet leader, Leonid Brezhnev, sign the SALT II agreement, outlining limitations and guidelines for nuclear weapons. President Carter signs the first directive for financial aid to opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul, Afghanistan The Iran hostage crisis: Islamist Iranian students take over the American embassy in support of the Iranian Revolution. The crisis lasts until January 20, 1981 and is the focus of National television news for the entire year. The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan to oust President Hafizullah Amin, resulting in the end of Détente. Decolonization Events – “Things really start to fall apart” Bangladeshi Declaration of Independence. Bangladesh Liberation War begins. India enters the Bangladesh Liberation War after Pakistan launches preemptive air strikes on Indian airfields Pakistan Army forces located in East Pakistan surrender unconditionally. Bangladesh is officially recognized by the eastern bloc (Soviet allies) Chilean coup d'état — The democratically-elected Marxist president of Chile, Salvador Allende, is deposed and commits suicides during a military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet, supported by the US. The pro-Western monarch of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, is ousted by a Marxist military junta known as the Derg. SEATO (South East Asian Treaty Organization) formally ends after France leaves the organization. The communist Khmer Rouge take power in Cambodia; genocide ensues, later referred to as "The Killing Fields". North Vietnam wins the war in South Vietnam. The South Vietnam regime falls with the surrender of Saigon and the two countries are united under a Communist government. Portugal withdraws from Angola and Mozambique, where Marxist governments are installed, the former with backing from Cuban troops. The Angolan Civil war engulfs both nations and involves Angolans, Mozambicans, South Africans, and Cubans, with the superpowers supporting their respective ideologies. Mayagüez incident: The Khmer Rouge seize an American naval ship, prompting American intervention to recapture the ship and its crew. In the end, the crew is released from captivity. Coup d'état in Argentina. A Civil war against Argentine-based guerrilla warfare starts. The Ogaden War begins when Somalia attacks Ethiopia – the war lasts for 9 months. President of Afghanistan Sardar Mohammed Daoud's government is overthrown when he is murdered in a coup led by pro-communist rebels and a communist regime is installed in Afghanistan. Vietnam deposes the Khmer Rouge and installs a pro-Vietnam, pro-Soviet government. The Iranian Revolution ousts the pro-Western Shah, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and installs a theocracy under Ayatollah Khomeini. Sino-Vietnamese War, China launches a punitive attack on North Vietnam to punish it for invading Cambodia. War breaks out in El Salvador between Marxist-led insurgents and the U.S.-backed government. Marxist-led Sandinista revolutionaries overthrow the U.S.- backed Somoza dictatorship in Nicaragua. The Contra insurgency begins shortly thereafter. The Marxist president of Afghanistan, is deposed and murdered. The post of president is taken up by the then Prime Minister of Afghanistan.