Superpower RAT test 7 - Detente

What does MAD stand for?

• Mutually Assured Destruction

• Men Are Difficult

• Me And David

• Mutually Assured Dentistry

• I don't know yet

What does détente mean?

• Period of peace between the superpowers

• How to cook your spaghetti

• Period of conflict between the superpowers

• When you drive into a lamp post

• I don't know yet

Which of the following are reasons why the Americans wanted détente at this time. 3 answers

• They actually quite liked the Russians really

• Expensive

• Wanted to solve domestic issues

• Anti war demonstrations at home

When was SALT 1 signed?

• 1972

• 1974

• 1979

• 1976

• I don't know yet

What did the Basic Principles Agreement agree on?

• Rules for how to behave and steps to avoid war

• Rules for how to carry out a nuclear war

• I don't know yet

Which of the following are a weakness of SALT 1 3 answers

• Both sides looked like they wanted peace

• If war was going to happen no agreement would stop it

• Both sides had a lot of nuclear weapons

• Did not cover the latest technology

• I don't know yet

What 3 things were agreed at the Helsinki Accords 1975?

• European borders, international cooperation, human rights

• Brexit, Exchange rate and immigration

• European borders, monarchy, communism

• Détente, Berlin Wall, immigration

• I don't know yet

Who were the leaders of the USA and the USSR in 1975?

• Carter and Brezhnev

• Kennedy ad Brezhnev

• Nixon and Brezhnev

• Truman and Brezhnev

• I don't know yet

How had relations between the USA and USSR changed by the end of the 1970’s?

• Got worse

• No change

• Got better

• Détente

• I don't know yet

What did the USSR do to Afghanistan in 1979?

• Invaded

• Built a wall

• Set up a naval blockade

• Cut off trade routes

• I don't know yet