Detente Flashcards
Understand the causes and achievements of detente, and the end (27 cards)
When were the SALT 1 agreements?
26th of May 1972
What were the two agreements made during the SALT one negotiations?
The interim treaty and the ABM treaty
What was the context of the ABM treaty?
This treaty limited ABM’s to only two per side
What was the context of the Interim treaty?
This treaty limited the development of ICMBS and SLBMS
When was the basic principles agreement?
May 29th 1972
When did FDR sign the nuclear proliferation treaty with the USSR?
28th November 1969
Who became the West German Chancellor and when?
Willy Brandt became the West German chancellor in 1969
Who had developed the policy of Ostpolitik?
Willy Brandt
When was the Moscow treaty signed?
The Moscow treaty was signed on the 12th of August 1970
When was the Warsaw treaty signed?
The Warsaw treaty was signed in Dec 7th 1970
When was the Basic treaty signed?
The basic treaty was signed in 1972
When was the Basic treaty
The Basic treaty was signed on the 21 of December 1972
When did East and West Berlin join the UN?
East and West Berlin joined the UN in 1973
What was basket one of the Helsinki accords?
Basket one was about European borders
What was basket two of the Helsinki accords?
Basket two was about cooperation between the East and the West
What was Basket three of the Helsinki accords?
Basket three was about Human rights
When was the four power treaty on Berlin signed?
This agreement was signed on 3rd of September 1971
When was the Helsinki accords signed?
The Helsinki accords were signed on the 1 of August 1975
When was the Apollo Soyuz mission?
The Apollo Soyuz mission was on the 25th of July 1975
When was the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?
24 Dec 1979
Why did the Soviet union invade Afghanistan?
Brezhnev doctrine 1968, Decrease in control over Afghanistan, Helping out a communist state
How many troops and planes did the USSR deploy to Afghanistan.
The USSR deployed 25,000 troops as well as 250 planes
Who did the Soviets put in power following the invasion?
The Soviets had put Barak Karmal in power
When was the Saur revolution, and what was it?
The Saur revolution was in 1978 and refers to the assassination of Mohammed Daud Khan who was killed by the PDPA along with his 18 family members
