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The Achievements of Détente

BGS History A2 Revision Tests. The Achievements of Détente. 1) When was SALT I agreed?. 1972. 2) What agreements led to SALT I, and when were they? (2). Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (1963) Non-Proliferation Treaty (1968). 3) What were the key issues at the SALT talks? (2).

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The Achievements of Détente

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  1. BGS History A2 Revision Tests The Achievements of Détente

  2. 1) When was SALT I agreed? 1972

  3. 2) What agreements led to SALT I, and when were they? (2) Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (1963) Non-Proliferation Treaty (1968)

  4. 3) What were the key issues at the SALT talks? (2) How arms should be limited Which types of weapon should be included

  5. 4) What were the terms of the ABM Treaty? ABM systems were limited to two sites- the capital city and the protection of their nuclear missiles.

  6. 5) What were the terms of the Interim Treaty? A temporary Treaty until 1977:Limits placed on ICBMs and SLBMs New technological developments ignored

  7. 6) What were the terms of the Basic Principles Treaty? Rules regarding the conduct of Nuclear Warfare Both sides pledged ‘to do their utmost to avoid military confrontations’ and ‘exercise restraint’

  8. 7) What were the limitations of SALT I? Treaty on offensive weapons was thin on substance Each superpower retained enough nuclear weapons to destroy the other several times over

  9. 8) When did the Helsinki Accords take place? 1975

  10. 9) What 3 agreements were put in place of Helsinki Accords? (3) The Borders of European countries were declared to be ‘inviolable’. Trade & Technological exchanges were put in places to establish links across the Iron Curtain An agreement to protect human rights

  11. 10) What did Reagan think of the Helsinki Accord? That the US government had placed the “American seal of approval on the Soviet Empire in Eastern Europe”.

  12. 11) Why did SALT II not work? (3) Right-wing American senators were against it, so it had to be re-designed Was so complicated that it was hard to understand. Soviet invasion of Afghanistan ended negotiations.

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