foreign policy under ford and carter

Question 1

how did rapprochement come to an end during carter’s presidency?

Answer 1

• full diplomatic relations were restored on 1 st January 1979.
• the USA ended its Mutual Defence Treaty with Taiwan in January 1980 and withdrew
  diplomatic recognition of the nationalist regime there.

Question 2

what was the high point of detente?

Answer 2

Helsinki Accords.

Question 3

what were the Helsinki Accords?

Answer 3

35 nations signed recognising that the boundaries of European countries could not be violated and that all signatories had to agree to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Question 4

when were the Helsinki Accords?

Answer 4

1975

Question 5

when was SALT II?

Answer 5

June 1979, when Carter and Brezhnev met in Vienna

Question 6

what was SALT II?

Answer 6

first of its kind to assume real limitations in strategic nuclear weapons to 2,400 of all categories of strategic launchers

Question 7

what were the limitations of SALT II?

Answer 7

did nothing to stop the continued development of cruise missiles and ultimately did little to slow down the arms race.

Question 8

what actions did the soviet take due to the failures of the SALT II treaty?

Answer 8

invaded Afghanistan in December 1979.

Question 9

how did carter respond to the USSRs invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979?

Answer 9

the Carter Doctrine

Question 10

what was the Carter Doctrine?

Answer 10

stated that the US would use military force if necessary to defend its interests in the Persian Gulf.