Background Flashcards
Who was the president of the USA
Richard Nixon
Who was the president of the USSR
Leonid Brezhnev
What was the relationship between Brezhnev and Nixon
They were rivals
Why did Nixon and Brezhnev Enter a period of detente
They both realised that nuclear war would destroy both nations
What did the two presidents do to enter a period of detente
They negotiated a treaty (SALT I) where both countries agreed to limit their nuclear weapons
The USA also sold lots of grain to the USSR
What does SALT stand for
Strategic arms limitation treaty
What did the person of detente show
Co-operative relations between the US and the USSR and thus, a move away from the Cold War
Who replaced Brezhnev as the president
Konstantin Chernenko
Who replace Konstantin Chernenko as president
Yuri Andropov
Who replace Andropov as president
Mikhail Gorbachev
