Helsinki Agreements Flashcards
1
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Why were the Helsinki Agreements signed?
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By the agreements made, these nation made declarations about three distinct international issues.
2
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Who signed the Helsinki Agreements?
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The Helsinki Agreements were signed by the USA, the Soviet Union and 33 other nations.
3
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What was agreed at Helsinki?
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- Security - all the countries recognised Europe’s frontiers. This meant that the Soviet Union had to accept the existence of West Germany.
- Co-operation - There was a call for closer economic, scientific and cultural links which would hopefully lead to even closer political agreement.
- Human Rights - Each country who signed agreed to respect human rights and basic freedoms such as thought, speech, religion and freedom from unfair arrest.
