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Détente
easing of tensions between the US and the USSR in the 1970’s
4 reasons for détente
Vietnam
Arms Limitations
Invasion of czechoslvakia
Cuba
who repaired relations w communist china?
Nixon
3 ‘baskets’ of the Helsinki agreement
security
human rights
cooperation
SECURITY// Helsinki Agreement
each country recognised the current land borders of europe
USSR previously refused to recognise West Germany
HUMAN RIGHTS// Helsinki
Agreement
everyone country to have basic freedoms
freedom of speech, relgion
COOPERATION// Helsinki Agreement
every country to call for further cooperation in science, culture and trade
e.g Apollo-Soyuz
joint space mission between the American Apollo astronauts and Soviet Soyuz cosmonauts.
when was the helsinki agreement signed?
1975
what was the helsinki agreement?
International agreements between the USA, the Soviet Union and other countries covering a range of issues.`
when was SALT I signed
may 1972
what does SALT stand for?
strategic arms limitations talks
who was SALT signed by?
USSR and USA
policies of SALT I
- no new ICBMs to be built
- limited number of ABMs that each side could have
- no limitations on future developments of new weapons
what is an ICBM
long-range intercontinental ballistic missiles
what are ABMs
anti ballistic missiles
(missiles used to shoot down other’s missiles)
when was SALT II signed
June 1979
what did SALT II aim to do
limit total number of missiles each side could have