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Detente 1970s
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- 1Why did the Superpowers chase a policy of Detente after 1969?1) Economic reasons- Vietnam War was draining the US economy, military spending had to be reduced
2) The USSR had achieved relative nuclear parity by the late 1960s and felt they could negotiate from a position of strength.
3) The Cuban Missile Crisis led to a need to ease tensions between the superpowers after being on the brink of nuclear war - 2Negotiations of Detente1972- SALT 1, Basic Principles. Established a framework governing superpower relations
- 3The Helsinki Accord 1975in August 1975, countries recognised the boundaries set after World War 2.
- 4The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan 1979- Soviet troops invaded in order to support the left-wing government, fearing it would be overthrown militant Islamic groups. In this sense Soviet leaders believed it to be a defensive moves within their own interests.
- 5How did Carter see the invasion of Afghanistan?Carter was shocked by the invasion. He reacted by increasing defence spending 5% and banned grain and technology exports to the Soviet Union. He also announced the US would boycott the forthcoming Moscow Olympics.
- 6Differing interpretationsIt could be argued that both superpowers had such different views of what detente was and what it achieved that it was bound to fail. All this would take was a significant enough issue to expose these differences.
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