Detente 1969-80

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Why did Detente appeal to both superpowers?
They both needed to reduce their defence budgets
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What was happening to the US economy?
It was starting to stagnate
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How large was the Soviet economy in comparison to America's economy?
Soviet economy was 1/6th the size of the US economy
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What limits did the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty set?
Each superpower only allowed 2 Anti-Ballistic Missile Shields
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What did Anti-Ballistic Missile Shields undermine?
Mutually Assured Destruction
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How many basic principles did the Basic Principles Agreement set out?
12
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What was the significance of the Moscow Summit,1972?
Showed that the superpowers were committed to working together
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When was G7 created?
1975
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Why was G7 created?
To provide economic co-ordination
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Who advanced the policy of Ostpolitik?
Willy Brandt
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What did basket 2 of the Helsinki Accords agree?
To expand trade and share technology
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What weakened America's negotiating position?
The Watergate Scandal
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What restricted US-Soviet trade that was passed by congress?
The Jackson-Vanik Amendment
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What was the name of the country the US considered to be firmly in its sphere of influence but became communist in 1979?
Nicaragua
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What was US defence spending in 1970?
$406 billion
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What did Carter choose to invest in, in 1978?
Trident
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When was SALT 2 signed?
June 1979
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What was one of the actions of Carter in response to the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan?
Increased defence spending by 5%
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How did the state of the US economy contribute to the end of Detente?
The US economy was showing signs of revival by 1976
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What was happening to the US economy?

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What limits did the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty set?

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What did Anti-Ballistic Missile Shields undermine?

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