Detente Flashcards
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What was SALT I and when was it?
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- Talks started in 1969
- Signed by Nixon and Brezhnev in 1972
- Restricted deployment of ICBM’s and SLBM’s
- Restricted to 100 missile each
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What was the Anti- Ballistic Treaty and when was it?
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- 1972
- Limited the ABM USA and USSR could have
- Both couldn’t have more than 100
- Slowed down the amrs race
3
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What was the Interim Agreement on limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms and when was it?
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- 1972
- Limited the number of missiles for 5 years
- Did not limit the new development technology such as MIRV’s
4
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What happened at the Moscow treaty and when was it?
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- 1972
- Established basic principles of disarmament and the avoidance of nuclear war
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What was agreed at the Vladivostok Summit and when was it?
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- 1974
- USSR agreed to a 10 year programme to reach equal levels of ICBM’s and SLBM launchers
- Seen as first step towards SALT II
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SALT II
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- Carter suggested a reduction in strategic systems, MIRV missiles, ICBM’s and launchers for ICBM’s with MIRV
- USA proposed that only heavy bombers should have air- launched missiles with a range of 600-2500 km
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What was USSR reaction to SALT II
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- Brezhnev rejected the proposal as it meant USSR would have to reduce weapons at a greater scale than the USA
8
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What happened at the Vienna Summit and when was it?
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- SALT II was finalised
- 1979
9
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What were the terms to SALT II?
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- ICBM and SLBM launchers and bombers were to not exceed 2,400
- Overall reduction of strategic offensive arms to 2,250 by 1981
- Overall limit to ICBM’s, MIRV’s. SLBM’s and ASBM’s
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What did Ostpolitik aim for?
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- Encouraged cooperation and communication through Iron Curtain
- Recognised East Germany and of East-West boarders
- Period of detente for German countries began
- Led to warmer relations between many Eastern and Western countries
11
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What was the Treaty of Moscow and when was it?
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- 1970
- Between USSR and West Germany
- Non- aggression pact that rejected force and acknowledge post WW2 borders
12
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What was the Basic Treaty and when was it?
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- 1972
- Formally recognised East and West Germany
- By 1973 both East and West Germany had been allowed into UN
13
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What was the terms of the Helsinki Accords and when was it?
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- 1975
- Security in Europe
- Cooperation in science, economy, technology, environment, trade and industry
- Cooperation on humanitarian and the recognition of European borders
14
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What was the impact of the Helsinki Accords?
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- Most wide- reaching detente agreement
- Signed by 35 states including the USA, USSR and all of Europe apart from Albania
15
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What were the concerns of the Helsinki Accords?
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- Accepting a divided Germany
- Accepting Eastern Europe was under the influence of Moscow
- USSR applied heavy taxes on those wishing to emigrate
16
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What did the continuation of Nuclear Arms Race mean?
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- By 1978, no agreement had been made and the USSR continued to increase its stockpile of weapons
- 1979, Carter convinced 3 NATO countries to increase military expenses
- USSR retaliated by deploying its own missile system through satellite states
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