Cold War

Question 1

What are ICBMs SLBMs and what was ABMs treaty and when
4 points

Answer 1

1) SALT 1 - Moscow 1972 - Nixon and Brezhnev
2) Inter continental ballistic missiles - USA had 1054, USSR had 1618 (USA had more strategic bombers)
3) Submarine launched ballistic missiles - USA and USSR both had 740
4) Anti-ballistic missile treaty - allowed at two sites each site with a max of 100 missiles

Question 2

When was the outer space treaty and when was the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty + summary
4 points

Answer 2

1) 1967 - Lyndon Johnson and Brezhnev
2) The outer space treaty establishes the principles for the exploration and use of outer space - they weren’t allowed to use space for military purposes
3) NNP was International treaty aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and promoting peaceful use of nuclear energy
4) NNP treaty has 3 pillars - non proliferation - disarmament - the right to peaceful use of nuclear technology

Question 3

When was the Helsinki Accords signed and give a summary
3 points

Answer 3

1) 1975
2) includes 3 main baskets: borders are inviolable, both powers closer - including trade agreements and tech exchanges, both sides will respect human rights
3) the agreements weren’t legally binding but played a crucial role in promoting cooperation - laid the ground work for future negotiations that would eventually lead to the end of the cold war

Question 4

What Caused the Soviet Union to want Detente?
3 points

Answer 4

1) Poor living conditions
2) Economy was not developing
3) Building nuclear weapons is expensive

Question 5

When was the soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia and summary
3 points

Answer 5

1) 1968
2) suppress liberal reforms (known as the Prague Spring), aimed at halting the process of democratisation under the leadership of Dubcek
3) this lead to a period of political repression and the restoration of Soviet control

Question 6

Why did the USA want Detente?
3 points

Answer 6

1) Wanted to focus on ending the Vietnam War
2) Needed to address social problems that led to rioting in 1968
3) Building nuclear weapons is expensive

Question 7

When was the Cuban Missile Crisis and summary
3 points

Answer 7

1) October 1962
2) Confrontation between USA and USSR over soviet missiles placed in Cuba - it lasted for 13 days
3) And ended when Krushchev agreed to remove the missiles if Kennedy agreed not invade Cuba (but Kennedy’s brother also agreed to remover US missiles from Turkey in secret)

Question 8

When was the Limited Test Ban treaty and hotline with summary