Détente refers to the easing of strained relations, especially in a political situation, and is most commonly associated with the period of improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union following the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Détente Refers to

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Détente refers to

A) the destabilization of the relationship between the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China.
B) the detection of nuclear tests in the atmosphere in accordance with the Helsinki Agreement.
C) the deactivation of the hot line between Moscow and Washington, D.C. after the Bay of Pigs fiasco.
D) the destruction of the artificial border between North and South Vietnam as a part of the 1953 truce.
E) the lessening of tensions after the Cuban Missile Crisis between the United States and the Soviet Union.

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