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| 1979, July 18 | |
| SALT II was signed by Brezhnev and U.S. president Jimmy Carter in Vienna. | 1 |
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| Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan (See Dec. 21). Tension between the two superpowers increased and détente deteriorated. The United States imposed an embargo on grain shipments to the USSR in January 1981. | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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