detente

• What is the definition of détente?

  a period in which tensions eased.
• The Vietnam war partly caused détente. How much did the war cost?

  2000 dollars per second.
• Where did Nixon visit in 1972?

  China and the Soviet Union
• What was the SALT 1 agreement?

  A freeze on the number of nuclear weapons and anti ballistic missel limit
• What was the name of the joint space mission in 1975?

  Apollo-Souyev.
• Why was the space link up so significant?

  It contrasted with the space race and showed the world that the two sides were cooperating.
• What were the three baskets of Helsinki?

  Agreed border (so no more expansionism)

  Agreed human rights (Led to the creation of Solidarity in Poland)

  Cooperation (shared culture and ideas)
• What would have SALT II achieved had it been ratified?

  It would have set limit of 2400 ICBMs on either side.
• Salt 1

  1974

  freeze on the amount of ICBMs
• what is the space meetup called

  Apollo - Souyev
• what is the first group to leave soviet sphere of influence

  solidarity (poland)
• what are the 3 helsinki agreements

  cooperation

  fix borders

  human rights (led to demand in soviet union-solidarity)
• nuclear non profiteration treaty

  cant share nuclear weapons
• what was opened in 1963

  hotline made it easier to communicate

  decreased tensions