President carter tried to ease cold war tensions when he look office in 1977 by?

President carter tried to ease Cold War tensions when he took office in 1977 by working with the leader of the Soviet Union.

One of the goals in his foreign affairs Agenda is that he wanted to relieved the tensions between united states and soviet union that could possibly resulted in war. Many believe that Carter's move played a big role in the separation of Soviet union.

detente translated to english means politics

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