USA Topic 7 Flashcards
Détente
Reduction in tension
Linkage
Nixon policy to offer concessions
What did Nixon do in 1972?
Visited china and moscow
Brezhnev Doctrine
USSR would put down any attempted uprisings against communism
SALT treaty
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
SALT II
Ban on construction of land based missiles, voided by invasion of afghanistan in 1979
1975
Helsinki Agreements. USSR accept W. Germany exists- closer links between nations
1971
American ping pong team invited to china- first US citizens to do so since 1949
1971 trading
Trading embargo lifted (an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.)
1972
Nizon visits china = better relations & reduced tensions over vietnam
1978
Communist revolution in Afghanistan (guerilla army declared holy war on Amins gov
1979
50,000 troops from USSR invaded Afghanistan-relationship deterioates again!
What was USA concerned about
Potential soviet control of oil supplies
President Carter adopted
Firm approach towards USSR
Carter Doctrine promised
Military aid to all nations bordering afghanistan
Carter pressured
US tolympic team to boycott 1980 Moscow olympic
What was Reagans even firmer approach called
Called USSR ‘evil empire’
Who was last leader of USSR
Gorbachev
What did last leader of ussr recognise
Limitations of communism
1991
2692 weapons destroyed
1989-M
Malta conference=cold war over
1990-91
Strategic arms reduction & limitations treaty
What did last leader srop
Soviet interference in poland and czechoslovakia
Sinatra Doctrine
Members of warsaw pact could make changes without threat of USSR invasion
What did sinatra doctrine weaken
Communism in eastern europe
Nov 1989
East German gov announced opening of border crossings into W. Germany
Oct 1990
West & East officially united
Germany joined NATO
Warsaw pact gone
When did leader of ussr resign and what happened
Dec 1991. USSR collapsed and cold war was over
