my notes on cold war Flashcards
what where the key features of the detente
the superpowers were worried as the Cuban missal crisis created the scare of a nuclear war occuring - another key factor is that both super powers where using alot of money on making the weapons witch both superpowers could not afford to keep using so much money.
what was salt 1?
salt on was the first agreement between the two superpowers. this limited the amount of nuclear weapons used, and it just limited nuclear capability in both superpowers.
when did salt 1 occur?
salt 1 occurred may 1972.
when was the Helsinki conference?
the Helsinki conference signed in July 1974/5
what was the Helsinki conference?
the Helsinki conference was when the superpowers recognized soviet control over eastern Europe. the USSR the promised to respected human rights. this was just to keep the detente and peace between both superpowers.
why did the Helsinki conference help ?
this helped the superpowers because this limited alot of conflict and help create a more stable relation ship between usa and ussr.this also helped the relationship with europe.
when was the apollo?
1975
what was the apollo?
the apollo was a joint space mission between ussr and usa. this slowed down space race and was the beginning of teamwork in space.
when did the communists over throw royal afghan and royal family?
1978 this was put in place because many Afghanistan people liked the idea of a communist county so wanted a communist government to take over and the USSR saw this as an opportunity to help Communism grow.
how efficient was salt 1?
short term it was good however both superpowers went against the agreement and made more nuclear weapons.
who where involved in the Helsinki conference?
Nixon, Brezhnev and 33 other nations.
what was the aim of salt II?
salt to was to greater the limits of the arms race.
this was signed in…
June 1979
what was agreed in salt II?
a limit of 2400 strategic nuclear delivery verticals , 1320 limit on MIRV systems , a ban on construction of new land based ICBM launchers, limits on deployment of new types of strategics offence arms.
salt II wold only last until 1985.
what happened with salt II?
There were concerns about the 2000 soviet troops in Cuba then in the late 1979 NATO decided to place long-range missiles in europe. this meant the detente under pressure.
