Detante

Question 1

1970-80 Detante

Answer 1

Reduce tensions and MAD

Question 2

1972 SALT 1

Answer 2

Limits number of nuclear weapons. Could use satellites to check that other side is being good. 200 missiles each. 5 year freeze on more nukes being built. Nixon and Brezhnev visit to Moscow

Question 3

Helsinki agreement

Answer 3

1975

Recognise Europe’s frontiers

Accept borders and respect them

Groups to monitor USSRs adherence to agreement

Question 4

SALT II

Answer 4

1979
Further limits to nuclear delivery vehicles

No more land based launchers

No more new strategic arms. Lasts 6 years

Question 5

SOVIET INVASION OF AFGHAN

Answer 5

1979

Everything’s fucked

Puts an end to good relations

Lots of oil in Afghan

Carter wants human rights but USSR doesn’t. So are condemned.

Communists movements to Afghan presents anti-Muslim USSR

Mujahadin funded by USA who combat USSR as guerrilla fighters

Leader of Afghan, Amin, asks USA for help to play USSR and US against each other. Replaced by Kamal

Question 6

Why invade?

Answer 6

Islam would spread to USSR

If Mujahadin won in Afghan, they would be anti communism and turn others against USSR.

Oil reserves

Question 7

Carter under pressure in 1979

Answer 7

Carter doctrine released. Would not allow USSR to take over oil reserves

Form alliance with China and Israel

Not reading with USSR

Question 8

Consequences

Answer 8

1980 - Boycott of olympics in USSR

1984 - Boycott of USA olympics 4 years later

US train anti soviet Mujahadin