Detente-SALT 1 and 2

Question 1

what is the definition of detente

Answer 1

easing of hostility/ strained relations between contries

Question 2

when was detente

Answer 2

1969-79

Question 3

when were the roots of detente

Answer 3

1963-69

Question 4

what 6 factors premoted detente

Answer 4

nuclear parity
cut in expenses
ussr wnats cheap grain and tech
relations w china
stagnant economey
veitnam war

Question 5

when was the first salt talk

Answer 5

may 1972

Question 6

what were the 3 agreements under the first SALT

Answer 6

anti-ballistic missile treaty
interim agreement
moscow summit

Question 7

when was the anti-ballistic missile treaty

Answer 7

26th may 1972

Question 8

what did the anti-ballistic missile treaty limit

Answer 8

the us and ussr to 2 feilds of ABMs

Question 9

what did the anti-ballistic missile treaty help to reduce

Answer 9

development of ABM tech
the race to develop strategic weapons

Question 10

what did both sides understand in relation to the anti-ballistic missile treaty and what did this lead to

Answer 10

their distructive power so they wanted to prevent mutulay distructive conflict

Question 11

what were the sucsesses of the anti-ballistic missile treaty

Answer 11

slowed arms race
limitation of ABMs led to a reduction of BMs
mutual understanding of danger

Question 12

what were the limitations of the anti-ballistic missile treaty

Answer 12

no agreed reduction is BMs
unly the us and ussr

Question 13

when was the interim agreement

Answer 13

26th may 1972

Question 14

what did the interim agreement do

Answer 14

link offencive and defenceive arms agreements
impliment anti-BM treaty
freeze strategic missiles

Question 15

what were strategic bombers frozen at from the interim agreement

Answer 15

us-450
ussr-140

Question 16

how lonf was the freeze from the interim agreement valid for

Answer 16

5years

Question 17

what were the sucsesses of the interim agreement

Answer 17

showed both sided committed to avoiding nuclear war
curbed arms race
included offencive and defencive

Question 18

what were the limitations of the interim agreement

Answer 18

didnt cover new technology eg MIRVs
didnt cover cruise missiles

Question 19

when was the moscow summit

Answer 19

may 1972

Question 20

what did the moscow summit set out

Answer 20

new guidlines for us-soviet relations through 12 basic principles

Question 21

what was the basis for the 3 key bsic principles from the moscow summit

Answer 21

1-agree to peacful coexistance to avoid nuclear war
2-avoid situations that could damage peacful coexistance
3-take responciblity to stop conflicts arrising

Question 22

what do the 3 key basic principles show

Answer 22

willingness to move from the past to avoid nuclear war and work together peacefully

Question 23

what were the sucsesses of the moscow summit

Answer 23

recognised parity
foundation of detente in ussrs eyes
both desired more long lasting agreement-led to salt 2

Question 24

what were the limits of the moscow summit

Answer 24

no legal status
the superpowers saw the principles diffrently/different understanding of the words eg equality
ussr-basis for detent us-what they aspire to

Question 25

when did ford come in and out of office

Answer 25

took over nixson august 1974 lost to carter 1976

Question 26

what did ford come into office and what effect did this have

Answer 26

after vp agnew resigned ford was apointed by nixon when nixson resigned he became presedient he had no electoral mandate

Question 27

what were the key summits/ influences in salt 2

Answer 27

vladivostok summit carter becomes president vienna summit

Question 28

when was the vladivostok summit

Answer 28

nov 1974

Question 29

what did kissinger agree at the vladivostok summit and what was this supported by

Answer 29

frame work for a 10 yr plan as a preliminary salt 2 agreement agreeing to equal ICBM and SLBM launcers congress passed resloutions supporting agreement

Question 30

what were there tensions over in the vladivostok summit

Answer 30

ussr wanted to include cruise missiles in limitation

Question 31

what happened after kissinger returned from the vladivostok summit

Answer 31

he faced opposition eg from jcs and new preposals backed by ford were placed on him but there were rejected by brezhnev

Question 32

what were the achievemnets of the vladivostok summit

Answer 32

able to make some diplomatic agreements

Question 33

what were the limitations of the vladivostok summit

Answer 33

didnt come to fruition brezhnev angred us denyed agreements made

Question 34

when did carter come into office

Answer 34

january 1977

Question 35

what key thing did carter advocate for and what did this impact

Answer 35

human rights withdrew salt 2 from senate due to this issue

Question 36

how did carters advisor brzesinki pressure him

Answer 36

to be more hard lines

Question 37

what preposals did carter prepose 28th march 1977

Answer 37

banning testing ICBMs, reducing stratigic systems and Alanchers from missiles

Question 38

what was the reaction to carters preopsals march 28th 1977

Answer 38

brezhnev furious as he demmed them disproportional and the vladivostok summit was binding

Question 39

when was the salt 2 vienna summit

Answer 39

june 1979

Question 40

what were some of the agreements from the vienna summit

Answer 40

limit ICBM and SLBM lanchers limit hevey bombers to 2400

Question 41

what were the sucsesses of the vienna summit

Answer 41

showed extent of detente and percerverance fro peace further slowed arms rance

Question 42

what were the limits of the vienna summit

Answer 42

delays