Detente

Question 0

What was the outer space treaty? (1967)

Answer 0

Pledged no nuclear weapons would be placed in outer space by either superpowers

Question 1

What was detente?

Answer 1

The USSR and USA trying to ease there tensions mutually in the search for peace

Question 2

What was the nuclear non-proliferation treaty? (1968)

Answer 2

Neither superpower would aid or supply other countries with nuclear weapons to stop conflicts happening elsewhere

Question 3

When was the high point of detente? And why?

Answer 3

The mid 1970’s. Multiple statements had been announced with new understanding between the superpowers

Question 4

What was SALT 1? (1972)

Answer 4

Strategic arms limitation treaty
No more production of short range missiles
Only two anti ballistic missiles each (shoots down missiles)
Weapon carrying Submarines could only be used when there existing stock of short range missiles became obsolete

Question 5

What was SALT 2 and why was it difficult? (1972)

Answer 5

A more comprehensive SALT 1
It was difficult because: the west Germans were worried they would be left undefended
Right wing Americans thought detente had gone too far

Question 6

What difference did SALT 2 have than SALT 1?

Answer 6

Both sides agreed to reduce nuclear war heads to 2250

Signed by Cater and Brezhnev

Question 7

What was the Apollo Soyuz Mission? (1975)

Answer 7

A joint spade mission between the USSR and USA

Question 8

What was the Helsinki agreements? (1975)

Answer 8

Representatives from all over Europe and Canada USSR and USA came to discuss security, co-operation and human rights

Question 9

What was agreed upon about security at the Helsinki agreement (1975)

Answer 9

All countries boundaries were accepted
All disputes were to be settled peacefully (through the UN if necessary)
No country would interfere in international affairs with another
Countries would inform each other of big military moves and allow impartial representatives to observe

Question 10

What was agreed upon about co-operation at Helsinki? (1975)

Answer 10

Economic cooperation (even USA and USSR) 
Industrial cooperation through same standards and joint projects 
Scientific cooperation through sharing information and research
Educational cooperation (learning languages, student exchanges)

Question 11

What was agreed upon about human rights at Helsinki? (1975)

Answer 11

All countries must have:
Freedom of speech
Freedom of movement
Freedom of religion
Freedom of information