detente

Question 1

After the Cuban Missile crisis both sides wanted to improve relations, reducing the
risk of war. Reducing tensions would reduce the huge costs of the …… race

Answer 1

arms

Question 2

Nixon wanted Soviet influence over the Vietnamese to negotiate peace in war costing
…..b a year. He linked this to Soviet need for western technology and grain- this was
all part of détente

Answer 2

25bn

Question 3

The …. Helsinki accords improved security. SU formerly accepted the existence of
West Germany. Post war European borders were accepted by all .Trade & cultural ties
improved and agreed respect for……rights .

Answer 3

August 1975

human

Question 4

A key achievement of détente was signing SALT …. during Nixon’s Moscow…. meet.
Both sides for the 1st time agreed a limit on some weapons types : give example(s)

Answer 4

1972

5 year stop on producing strategic ballistic missiles

limit of 200 Anti Ballistic Missiles ( ABMs) each

Question 5

Cold war rivalry ( especially in Africa) continued. Ethiopia & Angola gained huge
arms shipments from SU , By 1980 ….other African states had Soviet arms

Answer 5

21

Question 6

Various groups like ‘Helsinki watch’ were set up to monitor human rights , however
freedom of ……. was still restricted. (Many criticised the accepting of Soviet
domination in Eastern Europe with the agreement not to interfere in internal affairs)

Answer 6

movement religion and speech

Question 7

non

Answer 7

non

Question 8

December 25th ….., 50,000 Soviet troops sent to …to back the leader of the PDPA
communist party. With this the Senate refused to agree ( ratify) SALT II. Détente dead

Answer 8

Afghanistan

1979

Question 9

President … increased defence spending

Answer 9

Carter

Question 10

what was the 1975- Apollo-Soyuz space mission

Answer 10

3 US astronauts on the Apollo dock with the Soviet
Soyuz shuttle – and shake hands in space with the 2
Soviet cosmonauts