Attempts at Detente

Question 1

what was linkage

Answer 1

• Idea of making concessions (something that is allowed or given up, often in order to end a disagreement)
  E.g. U.S was to improve trade and technology and reduce arms and Soviets would try to persuade North Vietnam to end the war.

Question 2

what was the Helsinki Agreement

Answer 2

1. Security- Recognition of Europe’s frontiers. Soviet’s must accept existence of West Germany
2. Cooperation- closer economic, scientific & cultural links.
3. Human rights- respect human rights & basic freedoms such as thought, speech, religion & freedom from unfair arrest

Question 3

Visits amongst superpower relations

Answer 3

In 1972 Nixon became the first US president to visit the Soviet Union. He went to Moscow for a summit. In 1973 Brezhnev went for another meeting with Nixon in the US

Question 4

SALT I

Answer 4

This was an agreement that each superpower would only have 2 missile bases and there could only be 100 missiles on each base

Question 5

Ping Pong diplomacy

Answer 5

Both sides played table tennis against each other. This was an attempt to improve relations

Question 6

Space

Answer 6

Instead of competing against each other in the space race they worked together