superpower relations near the end of the cold war

Question 1

how big was the invasion force that landed at the bay of pigs on the 17th of April 1961

Answer 1

2000

Question 2

what was in salt 1

Answer 2

it limited the amount of each weapon a country could have

Question 3

what were the three parts of the helsinki accords in August 1975

Answer 3

borders could not be altered by force,
having closer relations / trade deals,
respecting human rights and freedoms

Question 4

why did the helsinki accords cause some disagreement on the part of the ussr

Answer 4

they didnt have the same understanding of human rights

Question 5

what was salt 2 supposed to include

Answer 5

limiting the number and type of nuclear missiles countries could own

Question 6

what events had lead to the spirit of the detente begging to fade by 1979

Answer 6

ussr invasion of afghanistan

Question 7

where did soviet troops invade on christmas eve in 1979

Answer 7

afghanistan

Question 8

what was the name of the pro soviet leader that was put in place in afghanistan

Answer 8

babrak kamal

Question 9

what was the name of the afghan fighters who stood up against babrak kamal

Answer 9

mejaheddin

Question 10

how much did the war cost the ussr per year

Answer 10

8.2 billion

Question 11

how many soviet troops were killed

Answer 11

50,000

Question 12

how did carter respond to this invasion

Answer 12

the carter doctrine,
sending troops to the arabian gulf,
boycotting the moscow olympics,
stopping grain shipments

Question 13

where was the 1980 olympics held

Answer 13

moscow

Question 14

why did it matter that the usa chose to boycott the olympics

Answer 14

they were willing to mix politics with sport, which the olympics had always sought to avoid happening

Question 15

what was reagan’s attitude to the ussr and what did he call the ussr in a speech in 1983

Answer 15

wanted to destroy communism, called them “evil”

Question 16

what is gorbachev alleged to have said to his wife about the ussr when he became leader in 1985

Answer 16

communism was doomed

Question 17

what was the english translation of his two policies, glasnost and perestroika

Answer 17

glasnost - open opinion and free speech

perestroika - reconstructing the economy to allow independent businesses

Question 18

how did these policies change the ussr

Answer 18

allowed people to question the communist government

Question 19

why did gorbachev go to the reykjavik summit meeting with a desire to find agreement on reducing nuclear weapons

Answer 19

ussr economy was broken and so they couldn’t afford to put money into nuclear weapons

Question 20

what treaty was signed in december 1987 between the usa and the ussr

Answer 20

INF - reduced the numbers of short range missiles

Question 21

what did gorbachev announce to the un in november 1988

Answer 21

he was reducing the soviet army by 500,000 men

Question 22

when did hungary take its fence with non-communist austria down

Answer 22

1989

Question 23

what did huge numbers of east germans begin doing in september 1989 and through which country

Answer 23

leaving germany through hungary

Question 24

when did the border between east and west germany open and what happened to the wall

Answer 24

1989, the wall was destroyed from both sides

Question 25

what was the velvet revolution in czechoslovakia

Answer 25

a peaceful revolution from communist to democratic rule

Question 26

what happened to the brutal communist president of romania in december 1989

Answer 26

he was hung by his own people

Question 27

what reasons were there for why the warsaw pact countries began to act so independantly

Answer 27

gorbachev said he wouldn’t uphold the brezhnev doctrine,
allowed freedom of speech,
end of the cold war,
economy was in a bad state

Question 28

how did communist hardliners turn on gorbachev because of the breakup of the warsaw pact

Answer 28

they arrested him and tried to take over his power using force

Question 29

what happened when gorbachev announced his resignation as leader of the ussr on christmas day 1991

Answer 29

the communist party was outlawed and yeltsin took over rule of russia. all parts of the ussr became independent countries