Search for peace since 1970 Flashcards
Détente
A reduction in tension
Need for detente
Nuclear war
Decrease weaponry spending
End proxy wars
Would cause relations between nations unwanted by other nations
Brezhnev doctrine showed by force wouldn’t work
Helsinki agreements
Between USSR and USA for improved relations
Main points of Helsinki agreements
Security = USSR respect west Germany ‘s existence
Respect human rights
Better communication between
SALT 1
Strategic arms limitation treaty
Prevent production of shirt range nuclear missiles
SALT 2
No construction of Intercontinental ballistic missiles
Limit on nuclear delivery vehicle
USA changing relationship with China
Ping pong tournament solidarity
Lifted trade band between them
Nixon visits = less tension over Vietnam
Changing relations with USSR
Caused by Afghanistan war
What started the war in Afghanistan?
PDPA (communist) overthrew afghan gov
Islamic fundamentalists (Mujahideen) had revolution against the communists
So USSR sent troops in
Why did Brezhnev send troops into Afghanistan?
The Islamic fundamentalism + civil war was a threat to communism
Why did Carter decide against detente with Afghanistan?
War was a threat to their oil supply if it spread to surrounding countries
May improve relation with China
Under pressure as US embassy staff taken hostage
Accused by citizens as being weak leader
What was Carter’s harsher approach with Afghanistan?
Carter doctrine
Delayed passing Salt 2
Boycott of Olympics
USA cancelled grain shipments to USSR + stopped selling tech there
What solidified the harsher approach to the USSR/2nd Cold War?
Reagan who was elected in 1980 didn’t want detente
Began space initiatives against them
SDI
Strategic defence initiative
Using satellites and lasers to intercept and disable USSR’s lasers
Did SDI work?
No
Consequences of SDIZ
Was ineffective but showed:
USSR couldn’t compete with this idea
Solidified Reagan’s harsher approach
Gorbachev
The last leader of the Soviet Union
2 terms or Gorbachev’s reformation
Glasnost
Perestroika
Glasnost
Censorship of the press relaxed
Perestroika
To combat economic problems by adding elements of capitalism for better efficiency
End to the arms race
Following the Geneva convention, INF treaty between USSR and USA
Agreed to destroy certain weaponry
End to Brezhnev doctrine
Following Sinatra doctrine
Where Warsaw countries could make changes without threat of USSR invasion
End to Berlin Wall
East German gov enabled people to cross into west Germany
Berlin Wall came down
Germany became united then joined NATO
When did the Cold War end?
Malta conference in 1989 where Reagan and Gorbachev said the war was over
Then Gorbachev resigned 1981 = Soviet Union collapsed
