When Leonid Brezhnev took control of the Soviet Union in 1964, the Cold War with the United States was

The Cold War was still a major global rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union when Brezhnev came to power in 1964. Although the most dangerous moment of the Cuban Missile Crisis had passed, tensions and competition remained intense, so the best choice is “at its height.”

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