2.5.3 Détente and the Later Cold War

• During détente, the US and USSR engaged in more diplomatic negotiations and trade agreements.

  True
• The earlier Cold War was characterized by high tensions and hostility.
• Economic considerations led both the US and USSR to seek détente to reduce military spending.
• The potential devastation of nuclear war made both sides seek arms control agreements.
• Match the event or agreement with its description:

  SALT I ↔️ Limited strategic ballistic missile launchers

  Helsinki Accords ↔️ Recognized existing European borders

  SALT II ↔️ Further limited nuclear arsenals

  Camp David Accords ↔️ Normalized relations between Egypt and Israel
• What was the primary goal of the SALT I treaty signed in 1972?

  Limit strategic ballistic missile launchers
• The Camp David Accords normalized relations between Egypt and Israel with US mediation.


  True
• The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan led to a period of decreased cooperation and increased military confrontation
• Why did economic considerations contribute to the move towards détente?

  Increased trade, reduced spending
• What was the significance of détente in the Cold War?

  Managed rivalry peacefully
• Which leaders saw détente as a way to stabilize their positions and achieve foreign policy goals?

  Nixon and Brezhnev
• Order the following events/agreements of détente chronologically:

  1️⃣ SALT I (1972)

  2️⃣ Grain Deal (1972)

  3️⃣ Helsinki Accords (1975)

  4️⃣ Camp David Accords (1978)

  5️⃣ SALT II (1979)
• Reagan's hard-line policies and confrontational stance towards the USSR further strained relations
• The events of the Later Cold War contributed to the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union.


  True
• Détente refers to the easing of tensions and increased cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War in the 1970s.
• Reduced military confrontation was a key feature of détente.


  True
• Arrange the key features of détente in a logical order:

  1️⃣ Increased diplomatic and economic cooperation

  2️⃣ Arms control agreements

  3️⃣ Reduced military confrontation
• Which two leaders saw détente as a way to stabilize their positions and achieve foreign policy goals?

  Nixon and Brezhnev
• What was the primary political goal of leaders like Nixon and Brezhnev in pursuing détente?

  Stabilizing their positions
• SALT II was signed in 1979 and further limited the growth of nuclear arsenals.


  True
• In what year was the SALT II treaty signed to further limit nuclear arsenals?

  1979
• Which event marked the end of détente in 1979 due to Soviet aggression?

  Invasion of Afghanistan
• Détente was characterized by increased diplomatic cooperation between the US and USSR.


  True
• Leaders like Nixon and Brezhnev used détente to stabilize their positions and achieve foreign policy goals.


  True
• The threat of nuclear war led both the US and USSR to seek arms control agreements during détente.

  True
• Match the event/agreement with its description during détente:

  SALT I ↔️ Limited strategic ballistic missile launchers

  Helsinki Accords ↔️ Recognized existing European borders

  SALT II ↔️ Further limited nuclear arsenals
• Which Soviet action in 1979 is considered the primary factor that ended détente?

  Invasion of Afghanistan
• Order the following events of the Later Cold War chronologically:

  1️⃣ Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1979)

  2️⃣ Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)

  3️⃣ Poland's Solidarity movement

  4️⃣ US deployment of Pershing II missiles

  5️⃣ Chernobyl disaster (1986)
• In Eastern Europe during the Later Cold War, personal freedoms were suppressed and ideological indoctrination
• Treaties like SALT I and SALT II aimed to limit the growth of nuclear arsenals.
• Match the characteristic with the correct period:

  High tensions and hostility ↔️ Earlier Cold War

  Arms control agreements ↔️ Détente
• Public opinion in both the US and USSR favored reducing military spending during détente.


  True
• Public opinion in both countries favored easing tensions during détente.


  True
• SALT I, signed in 1972, limited the number of strategic ballistic missile launchers.
• The Helsinki Accords, signed in 1975, recognized existing European borders and committed to respecting human rights
• In 1972, the US agreed to sell large quantities of grain to the USSR
• What type of foreign policy approach did President Reagan adopt towards the Soviet Union in the 1980s?

  Hard-line
• Public opinion in both the US and USSR favored reducing military spending
• Economic considerations were a key factor in détente, allowing for increased trade
• Détente marked a shift from the high tensions and proxy wars of the earlier Cold War period, allowing the superpowers to manage their rivalry more peacefully