USA Topic 7

Question 1

Détente

Answer 1

Reduction in tension

Question 2

Linkage

Answer 2

Nixon policy to offer concessions

Question 3

What did Nixon do in 1972?

Answer 3

Visited china and moscow

Question 4

Brezhnev Doctrine

Answer 4

USSR would put down any attempted uprisings against communism

Question 5

SALT treaty

Answer 5

Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty

Question 6

SALT II

Answer 6

Ban on construction of land based missiles, voided by invasion of afghanistan in 1979

Question 7

1975

Answer 7

Helsinki Agreements. USSR accept W. Germany exists- closer links between nations

Question 8

1971

Answer 8

American ping pong team invited to china- first US citizens to do so since 1949

Question 9

1971 trading

Answer 9

Trading embargo lifted (an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.)

Question 10

1972

Answer 10

Nizon visits china = better relations & reduced tensions over vietnam

Question 11

1978

Answer 11

Communist revolution in Afghanistan (guerilla army declared holy war on Amins gov

Question 12

1979

Answer 12

50,000 troops from USSR invaded Afghanistan-relationship deterioates again!

Question 13

What was USA concerned about

Answer 13

Potential soviet control of oil supplies

Question 14

President Carter adopted

Answer 14

Firm approach towards USSR

Question 15

Carter Doctrine promised

Answer 15

Military aid to all nations bordering afghanistan

Question 16

Carter pressured

Answer 16

US tolympic team to boycott 1980 Moscow olympic

Question 17

What was Reagans even firmer approach called

Answer 17

Called USSR ‘evil empire’

Question 18

Who was last leader of USSR

Answer 18

Gorbachev

Question 19

What did last leader of ussr recognise

Answer 19

Limitations of communism

Question 20

1991

Answer 20

2692 weapons destroyed

Question 21

1989-M

Answer 21

Malta conference=cold war over

Question 22

1990-91

Answer 22

Strategic arms reduction & limitations treaty

Question 23

What did last leader srop

Answer 23

Soviet interference in poland and czechoslovakia

Question 24

Sinatra Doctrine

Answer 24

Members of warsaw pact could make changes without threat of USSR invasion

Question 25

What did sinatra doctrine weaken

Answer 25

Communism in eastern europe

Question 26

Nov 1989

Answer 26

East German gov announced opening of border crossings into W. Germany

Question 27

Oct 1990

Answer 27

West & East officially united

Question 28

Germany joined NATO

Answer 28

Warsaw pact gone

Question 29

When did leader of ussr resign and what happened

Answer 29

Dec 1991. USSR collapsed and cold war was over