Detente

Define Detente.

• The easing of hostility or strained relationships, usually relating to a political situation.

• The worsening of hostility or strained relationships usually relating to a political situation.

• Strained relationships relating to political situation staying the same.

What is MAD?

• Mutually Assured Development

• Mutually Assured Destruction

• Mutually Approved Destruction

What does SALT mean?

• Strategic Aims Limitation Talks

• Similarly Arms Limitation Talks

• Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

What did SALT I consist of?

• Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and The Interim Agreement on the Limitation of Strategic Defensive Arms

• Anti Ballistic Missile Treaty

• The Interim Agreement on the Limitations of Strategic Defensive Arms

• Nothing

What was the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty 1972

• Limits both the US and USSR to two fields of ABM’s, no more than 100 missiles, one set around a capital city and the other to protect ICBM

• Limits the UK and USA to two fields of ABM’s, no more than 200 missiles

• Allows the US and USSR to have as many missiles as they want on as many fields as they want

What was the Interim Agreement on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms 1972

• Allowed as many strategic missiles as countries wanted.

• Established a freeze on strategic missiles.

Where did SALT II talks take place?

• Vladivostok Summet November 1974 but not agreed until Vienna Summit in 1979

• Vienna Summit 1974 but not agreed until Vladivostok in 1979

• London Summit 1974 but not agreed until Vienna Summit 1979

What did SALT II aim to do?

• Restrictions in land and sea missiles and limit the amount of bombers equipped with cruise missiles.

• Restrictions only on sea missiles.

• Restrictions on only land missiles

Was SALT II’s terms formally ratified by the US Senate?

• No because after signing the agreement the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and they had stationed a combat brigade in Cuba. But SALT II was honoured by the US until 1986

• Yes, obviously.

• No because the USA invaded Afghanistan and then station a combat brigade in Cuba, so morally they could not ratify the agreement.

What was the Hallstein Doctrine?

• Barrier that prevented both East and West Germany from recognising each other.

• Barrier to European detent that prevented East Germany from recognising the existence of West Germany.

• Barrier to European detente that prevented West Germany from recognising the existence of East Germany.