Which of the following were two of the trends in the 1970s that undercut détente?
a. American increases in military forces in Western Europe along Soviet borders and the failure of arms control negotiations
b. an increase in American efforts to isolate the Soviet Union economically and a Soviet military buildup
c. Soviet military buildup and a rightward trend in American politics that hurt the Democratic Party
d. the failure of the American Democratic Party to respond to Soviet aggression and increased American economic influence in Eastern Europe
Answer: C
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