Road to 2nd Detente Flashcards
1
Q
Brezhnev Term
A
1964-82
2
Q
Andropov Term
A
1982-84
3
Q
Andropov Age
A
69
4
Q
Chernenko Term
A
1984-85
5
Q
Chernenko Age
A
73
6
Q
Gorbachev comes to power
A
11 March 1985
7
Q
Arms Race toll on Soviet Economy
A
15-20% of GDP
8
Q
Soviet economy suffering from
A
Central Planning System & Inefficient Command Economy System
9
Q
USSR GDP compared to USA
A
37%
10
Q
Chernobyl Disaster
A
26 April 1986
11
Q
Severity of Chernobyl
A
400x Hiroshima
12
Q
Gorbachev Policies
A
“New Thinking”: Glasnost (openness) & Perestroika (transparency)
13
Q
Sinatra Doctrine
A
1989
14
Q
George Shultz
A
USA Secretary of State, 1982
15
Q
Geneva Summit
A
1985
