Superpowrr Elations After Helsinki Flashcards

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Who became the new president and when ?

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1977 jimmy carter
He was keen to link the issue of human rights to arms limitations as a way to put pressure on the Soviet Union

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What did Carter do ?

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Following the Helsinki agreements of 1975 he sent a letter to the soviet dissident Andrie Sakharov supporting the stand other were taking against the soviet authorities

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How were Carters actions seen ?

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A gross interference in soviet internal affairs and Brezhnev made this clear in a speech during the Helsinki talks

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What were formed as a response to claims of human rights violations in the Soviet Union ?

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The Helsinki groups to monitor the soviet unions adherence to the agreements

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Who complained of violations ?

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President Carter, the Helsinki groups and other human rights organisation complained about soviet violations of the 1975 agreements

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What were the violations highlighted as ?

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Lack of free speech
Religious restrictions
Lack of freedom of movement

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What did the Human rights issue become for Brezhnev ?

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A major embarrassment

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What did the Soviet Union do that was against the Helsinki agreements regarding security ?

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They sent huge amounts of weapons to Angola and Ethiopia
By 1980, 21 other African countries had received soviet weapons

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How did president Carter react to the Soviet Union sending arms to Africa ?

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Increased the US defence budget in late 1978

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