Detente Flashcards
1
Q
What does detente mean?
A
An attempt to reduce the tension between the USA and the Soviet Union.
2
Q
Why did detente start?
A
As both sides wanted to improve relations with each other.
3
Q
What were the Key features of detente?
A
- The SALT I Treaty in 1972.
* The Helsinki agreements in 1975.
4
Q
What does ‘linkage’ mean?
A
The idea of offering concessions.
5
Q
How did Brezhnev help end the Vietnam War?
A
Brezhnev agreed to become an intermediary and leave between the USA and North Vietnam was finally agreed in 1973.
6
Q
Why was the space link-up important?
A
To reduce nuclear threat.
7
Q
Which events showed that the Cold War was still happening?
A
The Test Ban Treaty and Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty, showed a willingness to look at the issued of nuclear weapons.
