The unlooked-for significance of the Helsinki Accords Flashcards
What did the Helsinki Accords lead to?
Unforeseen problems for EE and the USSR
What did the economic co-operation agreed in Basket 2 highlight?
The inferiority of communist economies
How were the economies of Western Europe better?
Goods produced by the economies of Western Europe were more sophisticated and of a higher quality
How did the baskets lead to ideological subversion?
They led citizens in the Eastern Bloc and the USSR to question the efficiency of the communist economy, undermining the legitimacy of communist rule
What did basket 3 lead to?
Unforeseen problems
What did relaxed travel restrictions from West to East lead to?
The establishment of business relationships and friendships that crossed the Iron Curtain.
What did citizens of the Eastern Bloc and USSR learn about through relaxed travel restrictions?
The culture of Western Europe
What was Western Europe like?
A system in which there was considerable freedom of press, freedom of speech and religion, and political democracy
What did citizens of EE discover?
A more attractive alternative to communist rule
What did the Helsinki Accords, and the trade and travel that were initiated, play a significant role in?
Undermining the legitimacy of the Communist regimes in EE and the USSR
