Detente - The Search for Peace Flashcards
1
Q
What was détente?
A
After the Cuban missile crisis, the move to improve relations and relax tension between the USSR and the USA was known as détente
2
Q
What was linkage?
A
The idea that each side gain something like trade and give things up like reducing arms that could lead to the end of the war
3
Q
How did détente develop in the 1970’s (2)
A
- Helped them settle disputes over Vietnam
- European security conference - limited nuclear arms - 1972