What does Détente mean?
Friendship
A lessening of tension
To help each other
What is Nuclear Proliferation?
A reduction in the amount of nuclear weapons
The increase in the amount of nuclear weapons a country has, or the spread of nuclear capabilities to non-nuclear countries
A war involving the use of nuclear weapons
Which agreements limited the amount of missiles that could be developed?
Helsinki Agreements
SALT I and II
The Seabed Treaties
Why did Détente come to an end?
Both sides secretly continued to build weapons and this was revealed in 1980 therefore competition began again
They fell out over the fact that the Soviets were friendly with the Chinese
The Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979
Which leader called the Soviet Union an "evil empire"?
President Reagan
President Nixon
Chairman Mao
Who became leader of the Soviet Union in 1985?
Andropov
Brezhnev
Gorbachev
What does Glasnost mean?
To be secretive
To be open
To negotiate
What does Perestroika mean?
To rebuild
To break down
To stop
What impact did Glasnost have on the wider USSR?
Encouraged them to speak out against repressive regimes
Allowed greater governing independence for nations within USSR
Encouraged other countries to join the USSR
In what year was the Soviet Union dissolved into 15 independent countries?
1990
1991
1999