The Helsinki Agreements

Question 1

What were the helnsiki agreements a consequence of ?

Answer 1

The continuation of detente and a result of Nixon and Brezhnev meeting in July 1974

Question 2

When were the Helsinki agreements ?

Answer 2

1975
They were a product of Nixons visit to Moscow in 1974

Question 3

What happened the Helsinki agreements ?

Answer 3

The USA and the Soviet Union along with 33 other countries made declarations about three districts international issues

Question 4

What were the three international issues ?

Answer 4

Security
Cooperation
Human rights

Question 5

What was the product of security ?

Answer 5

Recognition of Europe frontiers

Soviet Union carpeted the existence of West Germany

Question 6

What was the product of cooperation ?

Answer 6

There was a call for closer economic, scientific and cultural links
These would lead to even closer political agreement

Question 7

What was the product of human rights ?

Answer 7

Each signatory agreed to respect human rights such as basic freedoms including though, speech, religion and freedom from unrest