7.1

Question 1

What happened in the 6 Day War of 1967?

Answer 1

Israel won with heavy military support from the USA

Arab states were drawn more closely to the Soviet Union, because America had supplied so much to USA .

However this did not affect relations too much just like Czech invasion , and Vietnam war

Question 2

What were the US’ contributions to the Vietnam War?

Answer 2

Military advisers to South Vietnam in the 1950s

Troops to Vietname in 1965

Question 3

Why was the Vietnam war unpopular in the USA?

Answer 3

The North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong had not been defeated despite the large military presence

There were also high US casualties exceeding 40k in total

Question 4

When did Nixon become President?

Answer 4

1969

Question 5

What was the US seeking to do regarding Vietnam? 1968

what did the USA hope to offer brezhenev here, and what is this offering of concessions called?

Answer 5

By 1968, Americ were looking to end the war

Peace talks began in the spring of that year,

by 1969, it was though that if USA improved trade and tech links and made an offer of arms reduction , then brezhenev might persuade north Vietnamese ally to negotiate an end to the war.

• called LINKAGE

Question 6

When did Nixon visit Moscow? (First time)

Answer 6

1972

Question 7

What did Nixon say at Moscow?

Answer 7

He made it clear that he did not see Vietnam as an obstacle to the process of detente, even thought the Su where supplying them

Question 8

What were Brezhnev’s motives for improved relations? (At this first meeting)

Answer 8

• Nixon had visited China 3 months prior to Moscow and Brezhnev did not want to see a US-Chinese alliance develop
• He was also keen to grain access to US technology and further grain sales
• Reduce spending on arms

Question 9

What did Nixon agree to take part in at Moscow?

Answer 9

The European Security Conference

from which emerged the Helsinkin Agreements

here, he was keen to show his commitment to detente and did so with this declaration with the Su

Question 10

When was peace between the US and North Vietnam signed?

Answer 10

1973

Question 11

What role did Brezhnev play in Vietnam peace?

Answer 11

He played the part of intermediary between Washington and Hanoi, remarkable as 11 years ago Cuban missile happened…

Question 12

Why were attempts to limit the arms race ‘attractive’?

Answer 12

• Idea of ‘linkage’
• Move to detente
• Economic problems in the USSR

Question 13

What talks happened before SALT 1 and what time period were they over?

Answer 13

Vienna and Helsinki

Over a period of almost 3 years

Question 14

What does SALT stand for?

Answer 14

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

Question 15

When was SALT 1 signed?

Answer 15

May 1972

Question 16

Agreements on SALT 1:

Answer 16

• Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM) system allowed at only 2 sited
  
  • Each site containing 100 missiles
  • ABM system were designed to detect, track, intercept and destroy attacking ICBMS
• Agreement on Offensive Arms
  
  • A 5 year freeze on the total number of ICBMs and submarine-lauched ballistic missiles (SLBM) lauchers
• THESE POLICIES ENCOURAGED MAD

Question 17

Limitations of SALT 1:

Answer 17

• Number of strategic bombers and the BOMBS that each side had were not limited
• No restrictions on MIRVs
  
  • Mulitiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles, (explosive power 25times bombs on Hiroshima)
• Each side could use satellites to check the other was not breaking the arms limit
• no restrictions on development of NEW weapons either…

Question 18

What were the opinions on salt 1 at the time?

Answer 18

• Seen as first step to long journey
• however this limitations disappointed those who were campaigning
• seen as a key piece in nuclear arms control as it supported MAD?