Starter quiz
- Which word means when countries compete with each other to build up their military strength?
- arms race ✓
- domestic
- interim
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- Which word describes a military alliance of Eastern European countries led by the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
- 'Warsaw Pact' ✓
- Complete the sentence: The Second Berlin Crisis resulted in the building of the ______ which confirmed the division of Germany and Berlin.
- 'Berlin Wall' ✓
- Which of the following were consequences of the Berlin Wall?
- increased tensions and made it more likely that the superpowers would go to war
- reduced tensions and made it less likely that the superpowers would go to war ✓
- stopped the flow of refugees leaving for the West through East Berlin ✓
- divided Germany and Berlin between the communist East and the capitalist West ✓
- refugees were still allowed to pass through Checkpoint Charlie
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- On 27th November 1958, Khrushchev delivered the Berlin Ultimatum. What was included in the ultimatum?
- gave Britain, France & the USA 6 months to remove their troops from West Berlin ✓
- gave Britain, France & the USA 1 year to remove their troops from West Berlin
- gave Britain, France & the USA 6 months to remove their troops from East Berlin
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- Put the following events in chronological order.
- 1⇔Cuba was considered part of the USA’s sphere of influence
- 2⇔Batista’s government was overthrown in the Cuban Revolution
- 3⇔Castro took control of all American property in Cuba
- 4⇔the Bay of Pigs Invasion - attempt to overthrow Castro
- 5⇔Cuba developed stronger ties with the USSR
- 6⇔American U-2 spy plane discovered Soviet IRBM launch sites on Cuba
- 7⇔Cuban Missile Crisis
Exit quiz
- Write the missing word. ______ is the development of friendlier relations between countries who have been enemies.
- 'rapproachement' ✓
- Which US president made a state visit to the USSR in 1972?
- Truman
- Eisenhower
- Kennedy
- Johnson
- Nixon
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- Which of the following agreements was not part of SALT I?
- Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
- Basic Principles Agreement
- Interim Treaty
- Test Ban Treaty ✓
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- Which weapon was not covered by restrictions under SALT I?
- ABMs
- ICMBs
- MIRVs ✓
- SLBMs
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- Which statement is most accurate?
- SALT I intensified the Cold War
- SALT I moderated the Cold War ✓
- SALT I ended the Cold War
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- Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
- 1⇔USA and USSR fought as allies in WW2
- 2⇔NATO formed
- 3⇔Hungarian Uprising crushed
- 4⇔Cuban Missile Crisis
- 5⇔MIRVs developed
- 6⇔SALT I signed by the USA and USSR
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Key learning points
- The USA and USSR followed a policy of Détente during the 1970s.
- The USA and USSR wanted to divert money spent on the arms race to address domestic social and economic problems.
- The USA pursued a policy of Détente because they thought it would help them to end their involvement in the Vietnam War.
- The SALT I agreement included important limitations on arms and agreements between the USA and the USSR to cooperate.
- SALT I had significant limitations, for example, not all nuclear weapons were covered by the agreement.
Common misconception
The period of Détente in the 1970s did not mark the beginning of the end of the Cold War.
Although there was a reduction in tensions between the USA and the USSR during the early 1970s, tensions had increased again by the end of the decade.
Keywords
Détente - the relaxation of tensions between states which were previously hostile towards one another
Arms race - when countries compete with each other to build up their military strength
Domestic - issues that exist within a country, rather than those related to its relationship with other countries
Interim - something that is temporary
Rapprochement - the development of friendlier relations between countries that have been enemies
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