detente '1972 Flashcards
why did the ussr agree to follow detente? (3)
had low living standards
the economy was not growing
wanted to spend less on weaponry
what was detente?
a relaxing of tensions between the superpowers of us and ussr
why did the usa agree to follow detente?
their new leader had different priorities
they had on-going protests and anti-war establishments
were involved in the expensive vitenam war
why did the superpowers agree mutually to detente?
to avoid nuclear war after cuba as it was expensive
what does salt mean?
strategic arms limitation talks
when was the first salt?
1972
what happened at the salt 1?
the superpowers put limitations on the number of nuclear weapons that could be produced
who signed the agreement at salt 1?
us president nixon and ussr leader brezhnev
when was the helsinki agreement?
1975
what did the superpowers agree with at the helsinki agreement? (3)
to:
- recognise the current borders of european countries
- respect human rights and freedom
- help other economically and technologically
when was the 2nd salt?
1979
what did the superpowers agree with at the salt 2?
limiting the production over long-range missiles
what happened at the helniski agreement?
where representatives from 35 countries agreed and signed
what did the countries of the helsinki agreements agree on? (4)
- security issues
- cooperation
- human rights
- borders
where was the Helsinki agreement signed and by who?
in helsinki finland by all european countries except albania and andorra
