Review before Quiz 4: 9.30.3 Weapons and Detente Review Flashcards
1
Q
What began a nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union?
A
Atomic bombs dropped on Japan
2
Q
Why was there so much concern about Soviet missiles in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A
Missiles could contain a nuclear warhead with the capability of attacking the United States
3
Q
In 1975, what promised economic cooperation between the East and the West?
A
Helsinki Agreement
4
Q
What was the result of Nixon’s “goodwill tour” to China?
A
United States began to recognize the communist government of China
5
Q
What was one of the major concerns of detente?
A
exchange of technology would give the Soviets a way to build better weapons
6
Q
Detente mainly refers to what?
A
Easing tension
