cold war key topic 3

Question 1

what was detente?

Answer 1

a period of peace between the US and USSR in the 1970s

Question 2

give 2 reaons for detente

Answer 2

1. the vietnam war was crippling the USAs economy
2. Khruschev wanted to convince the west to accept soviet control of eastern europe

Question 3

what was salt 1?

strategic arms limitation talks

Answer 3

talks between the US and USSR to reduce the expansion of uclear weapons.
e.g : 5 year freeze on ICBM and submarine missiles launched

Question 4

what was agreed at the Helsinki accords?

33 nations

Answer 4

basket 1: USSR would recognise west germany
basket 2: closer economic and scientific links agreed
basket 3: respected freedom of though, speech and religion

Question 5

what did Salt 2 state?

1974-9

Answer 5

limited icbms, slbms and heacy bombers

Question 6

why was Afghanistan important to the USA?

Answer 6

the US relied on oil supplies from neighbouring countrys. e.g iran

Question 7

why was Afghanistan important to the USSR?

Answer 7

the ussr did not want muslim fundamentalism spreading across it’s borders