conferences and summits Flashcards
(28 cards)
1
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yalta conference
A
- divided Germany into 4 zones
- stalin let exiled polish gov. back into new Lublin gov.
2
Q
postdam conference
A
- reparations
3
Q
what was the context of Potsdam conference
A
- truman had nuked Japan
- stalin had broken his promise of free elections in Eastern Europe
- stalin had expanded significantly
4
Q
geneva conference
A
separated north and south Vietnam
5
Q
geneva summit
A
- open skies scheme
- agreed Germany should be unified
6
Q
Malta summit
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- ussr said it would not intervene in Eastern Europe
- developing economic relations
7
Q
Paris summit
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- U2 incident occurred evening before so summit broke down
8
Q
Paris peace agreement
A
- agreed to ceasefire in Vietnam in 1973
- usa to withdraw
- south Vietnam was excluded
9
Q
reykjavik summit
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- Gorbachev refused to drop all nuclear weapons unless Reagan dropped SDI
- discussions to limit continental weapons and reduce nuclear weapon range
10
Q
Washington summit
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- eliminated a whole class of nuclear weapons
- Gorbachev decided to withdraw from Afghanistan
11
Q
Helsinki accords
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- European security conference
- basket 1, sovereign equality, non-intervention and peaceful settlement of disputes
- basket 2 - economic cooperation, scientific and tech cooperation, environmental issues
- basket 3 - family reunification, human rights, freedom of information
12
Q
Moscow summit
A
- established basic principles of relations
- first step towards SALT II
13
Q
Vienna summit
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- overall limit to ICBMs, MIRVs, ASBMs, SLBMs
14
Q
Geneva summit (2)
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- reducing nuclear weapons by 50%
- Gorbachev and Reagan both agreed that ‘a nuclear war should never be fought’
15
Q
when was Yalta conference
A
1945
16
Q
when was Potsdam conference
A
1945
17
Q
when was Geneva conference
A
1954
18
Q
when was geneva summit
A
1955
19
Q
when was Malta summit
A
1989
20
Q
when was Paris summit
A
1960
21
Q
when was Paris peace agreement
A
1973
22
Q
when was reykjavik summit
A
1986
23
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when was Washington summit
A
1987
24
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when was Moscow summit (2)
A
1988
25
when was Helsinki accords
1975
26
when was Moscow summit
1972
27
when was Vienna summit
1989
28
when was Geneva summit (2)
1985
