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USA Topic 7 Flashcards

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Détente

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Reduction in tension

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Linkage

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Nixon policy to offer concessions

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What did Nixon do in 1972?

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Visited china and moscow

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Brezhnev Doctrine

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USSR would put down any attempted uprisings against communism

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SALT treaty

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Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty

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SALT II

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Ban on construction of land based missiles, voided by invasion of afghanistan in 1979

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1975

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Helsinki Agreements. USSR accept W. Germany exists- closer links between nations

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1971

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American ping pong team invited to china- first US citizens to do so since 1949

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1971 trading

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Trading embargo lifted (an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.)

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1972

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Nizon visits china = better relations & reduced tensions over vietnam

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1978

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Communist revolution in Afghanistan (guerilla army declared holy war on Amins gov

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1979

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50,000 troops from USSR invaded Afghanistan-relationship deterioates again!

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What was USA concerned about

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Potential soviet control of oil supplies

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President Carter adopted

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Firm approach towards USSR

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Carter Doctrine promised

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Military aid to all nations bordering afghanistan

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Carter pressured

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US tolympic team to boycott 1980 Moscow olympic

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What was Reagans even firmer approach called

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Called USSR ‘evil empire’

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Who was last leader of USSR

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Gorbachev

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What did last leader of ussr recognise

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Limitations of communism

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1991

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2692 weapons destroyed

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1989-M

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Malta conference=cold war over

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1990-91

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Strategic arms reduction & limitations treaty

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What did last leader srop

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Soviet interference in poland and czechoslovakia

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Sinatra Doctrine

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Members of warsaw pact could make changes without threat of USSR invasion

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What did sinatra doctrine weaken

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Communism in eastern europe

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Nov 1989

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East German gov announced opening of border crossings into W. Germany

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Oct 1990

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West & East officially united

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Germany joined NATO

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Warsaw pact gone

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When did leader of ussr resign and what happened

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Dec 1991. USSR collapsed and cold war was over

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