GCSE History (The end of communism)

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  • Created on: 31-03-11 19:17

Failure of Detente 1970-1980

Detente-A period of relaxed tension between the superpowers during the cold war

  • Economic Problems, 1970 - Economic problems for the USA & allies peaked in 1970- high unemployment & high inflation caused a economic depression. USSR + USA thought arms race was too expensive & thought the money could be spent on better things
  • SALT, 1972 - Brezhnev and Nixon signed the SALT 1 treaty in 1972- Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
  • Vietnam, 1972-The Americans withdraw from Vietnam in 1972
  • Space Handshake, 1975- American astronauts & soviet cosmonauts shake hands in space , July 1975.
  • Helsinki Conference, 1975 - All countries agree to recognised the borders set out after WW2…

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This is really good! But you should just try to make it clear which ones are the Detente and which ones are the Detente deteriorating :) Other wise this helped me a lot!