Starter quiz
- What were the severe Soviet prisons, where prisoners had to perform forced labour, called?
- 'gulags' ✓
- Write the missing words: ABMs and MIRVs were developed as part of the ______ ______ in the 1960s and 1970s.
- 'arms race' ✓
- Which superpower fought in the Vietnam War?
- 'USA' ✓
- In which country was the SSSJ founded?
- China
- USA ✓
- USSR
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- How did censorship change under Brezhnev?
- became less common than under Khrushchev
- became more common than under Khrushchev ✓
- remained as common as under Khrushchev
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- Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
- 1⇔USA developed an atomic bomb
- 2⇔USSR successfully developed an atomic bomb
- 3⇔USA and USSR developed hydrogen bombs
- 4⇔USA and USSR developed ICBMs
- 5⇔USSR developed ABMs
- 6⇔USA developed MIRVs
Exit quiz
- Write the missing word: ______ refers to the relaxation of tensions between states which were previously hostile towards one another.
- 'détente' ✓
- Which two leaders were involved in Détente?
- Leonid Brezhnev ✓
- Lyndon B Johnson
- Nikita Khrushchev
- Richard Nixon ✓
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- How much was the US spending on its militray and space programme in 1968?
- $20.1 billion
- $40.3 billion
- $60.2 billion
- $80.1 billion ✓
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- Which of the following was a domestic motive for Détente?
- Sino-Soviet split
- US urban riots ✓
- US war in Vietnam
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- Why did Nixon want to improve US relations with China and the USSR?
- So they would stop fighting against US forces in Vietnam.
- So they would send troops to fight alongside the US in Vietnam.
- So they would put pressure on the North Vietnamese during peace negotiations. ✓
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- Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
- 1⇔President Nixon promised to achieve “peace with honour”
- 2⇔USA attempted to improve its relations with communist states
- 3⇔Nixon visited China and improved relations with its leaders
- 4⇔The USSR worried about becoming internationally isolated
- 5⇔Both superpowers became open to pursuing Détente
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Key learning points
- Détente began between the US and USSR in the early 1970s.
- New leaders in both superpowers helped encourage Détente.
- The USA and USSR hoped to address domestic social and economic issues.
- Nixon believed Détente could help the US end its war in Vietnam.
- Brezhnev was concerned to ensure the US and Chinese did not co-operate against the USSR.
Common misconception
The USSR was in favout of the US decision to improve relations with communist China.
Because of the Sino-Soviet split, the Soviets worried that improved US-China relations might lead them to form an anti-Soviet alliance.
Keywords
Détente - the relaxation of tensions between states which were previously hostile towards one another
Domestic - issues that exist within a country, rather than those related to its relationship with foreign countries
Sino - relates to China
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