Detente Flashcards
What does the term détente mean?
The relaxing of tension or hostility between nations.
What does SALT stand for and what were they?
- Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.
- Talks which limited the number of nuclear weapons and warheads held by each side
What decade was associated with détente?
1970s
How long did detente last?
7 years
When was SALT I?
1972
What was agreed at SALT I?
- The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, ABM systems were only allowed at two sites.
- A five year freeze on the total number of ICBM and SLBM launchers.
- Each site was allowed to use satellites to check that the other was not breaking the arms limit.
What was not agreed in SALT I?
- Strategic bombs and their bombers were not limited.
- No restrictions placed on developing new weapons.
When was the space link-up and what happened?
- 17th July 1975
- Three US astronauts and two soviet cosmonauts met up in space with a symbolic handshake.
When was the Helsinki Conference?
August 1975
Where was the Helsinki Conference? (This is a tough one)
Poland.
jk its Finland.
What was agreed at the Helsinki Conference?
- Signed by 35 countries
- The soviets agreed to buy grain from America and export oil to the west.
- The soviets agreed to allow greater freedom in the Soviet Union to western journalist
- All countries agreed to improve human rights throughout the world.
When did SALT II begin and end?
1974 - June 1979.
What was agreed by SALT II?
- A limit of 2400 strategic nuclear delivery vehicles for each side.
- Limits on other warheads
- A limit on the deployment of new types of strategic offensive arms.
Was SALT II ratified by USA? (checked, proven)
No it was not as they were concerned about the 2000 soviet troops in Cuba, so in retaliation NATO put long-range missiles in Europe.
Why did détente end?
Due to the Soviet Union invading Afghanistan in December 1979.