summit deplomacy Flashcards

1
Q

what were khrushchevs key motives for summit deplomacy

A

slow arms race
focus on ussr internal development
national security
frg joining nato

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2
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what were the key summits

A

geneva
camp david
paris
vienna

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3
Q

when was the geneva summit

A

1955

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4
Q

what was significant about the geneva summit

A

1st since potsdam

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5
Q

what were the 2 key debates at geneva

A

open skies proposal
future of germany

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6
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what was the open skies proposal

A

ikes idea to provide full details of military installations

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7
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what did ike suggest for the future of germany

A

a unified
free election
free germany

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8
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what was khrushchevs response to the open skies

A

rejected

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9
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what was khrushchevs reaction to ikes future of germany

A

would only agree if germany was demilitarised and nutral
agreed to free elections but there were no procedures to make this happen

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10
Q

what does geneva mark the beginning of

A

dialogue between superpowers

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11
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when was camp david

A

1959

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12
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what was discussed at camp david

A

berlin situation
agreement to settle issues through deplomacy

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13
Q

what was the impact of camp david on relations between pur and ussr

A

detriated
reinforced west belief that there was not a communist power block

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14
Q

what did camp david directly lead to

A

paris summit

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15
Q

how did camp david effect german issue

A

it was a calm

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16
Q

when was the paris summit

A

may 1960

17
Q

when was the vienna summit

A

1961

18
Q

what were the aims of the paris summit

A

to form a deal over berlin
to form and agreement over prohibiting nuclear weapons in the pacific and germany

19
Q

what was the key thing discussed at vienna

A

germany
how it was used as an escape out of the east

20
Q

what was jfk approach at vienna

A

hard lined

21
Q

how did jfk respond to the failure at vienna

A

increased defence spending
built up nato

22
Q

what was the chinese response to the aim to prohibit nuclear weapons in the pacific

A

would not agree

23
Q

why did the paris summit break down

A

us u2-plane shot over ussr

24
Q

what was the result of the vienna summit

A

little achieved
lack of agreement over germany led to 3rd berlin crisis and the berlin wall

25
Q

when was the u2 spy plane incident

A

1st may 1960
(13 days before paris)

26
Q

what did the us claim the plane was and why

A

a weather plane
assuming the plane and pilot were destroyed

27
Q

what did he ussr reveal about the u2 plane

A

it’s purpose
the pilot (gary powers) who they put on trial

28
Q

what did khrushchev demand at paris (u2)
and what happened

A

an apology
ikr refused
paris ended without an agreement over on berlin