End of the Cold War Flashcards
What was decided in SALT 1 1972?
(Strategic Arms Limitation talks)
ABMs (Anti Ballistic Missiles) were limited
ICBM (Inter Continental Ballistic Missiles) numbers were frozen
What were the key terms of the Helsinki Agreement 1975?
European borders - guaranteed.
Human Rights - agreed to improve.
Co-operation over culture, economy and science.
Why was SALT II never ratified?
The invasion of Afghanistan led to the “Second Cold War”.
What was Detente?
A period of better relations between Russia and the West in the 1970s.
Why did Russia invade Afghanistan in 1979?
To support the Communist PDPA against the Mujahideen.
What were the consequences of the invasion of Afghanistan?
USA boycotted the Moscow Olympics.
USSR was defeated in Afghanistan.
The Carter Doctrine
Give an example of Reagan’s attitude on the Cold War
Russia was the “Evil Empire”
“We win; they lose”
Name one USA policy in the early 1980s
NUTS
Zero Option
Star Wars (SDI)
When did Reagan become President of the USA?
1982
When did Gorbachev become the ruler of Russia?
1985
What was Gorbachev’s “New Thinking”?
Perestroika (restructuring)
Glasnost (openness)
Where did Gorbachev and Reagan meet?
Geneva 1985
Reykjavik 1986.
What was agreed in the INF Treaty 1987?
It eliminated ballistic and cruise missiles with range of 500-5,500 km.
By 1991 2,692 weapons had been destroyed.
What was “Solidarity”
Trade Union movement in Poland that campaigned for greater freedoms in Poland.
What was the Sinatra Doctrine (1988)?
USSR would no longer intervene in the Satellite States.
