Detente

The Cold War experienced a significant detente when

• The US and Soviets stopped fighting each other

• They fought in the Korean War

• They created NATO and the Warsaw Pact

• The Soviet Union and the US agreed to eliminate some of their weapons in the SALT talks

The Cold War ended (best detente ever) when

• The USSR broke apart

• The Soviets took over Eastern Europe

• The US nuked the Soviets

• The US and Soviet Union agreed to eliminate some nuclear weapons.

Detente was the "cooling off" period of which decade?

• 1960s

• 1970s

• 1980s

• 1990s

What was the nickname for the agreements that limited the number of nuclear missiles held by the U.S. and the Soviet Union?

• Mutually Assured Destruction (M.A.D.)

• Shared Armament De-Escalation (S.A.D.)

• Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I & II)

• Please-Avoid-Bombing-Lands-Obviously (P.A.B.L.O.)

In 1969, Nixon/Kissinger believed lowering tensions between the United States and Soviet Union would be in our best interest. As a result, the U.S. reached out to the Soviets to try to ease tensions. The lowering of tensions was known as _________________.

• lowering the temperature

• détente

• brinkmanship

• relaxation

Which word means, "easing/lessening of tension" wherein the U.S. engaged in peace-driven talks with communist nations like the Soviets?

• Inflation

• Détente

• Stagflation

• Constipation 

What was the main goal of the policy of détente?

• To expand communist influence in Latin America

• To reduce tensions between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.

• To increase military spending

• To support independence movements in Africa

Policy to ease Cold War tensions

• Détente

• Camp David Accords

• Earth Day

• Silent Spring

• National Organization for Women (NOW)

Which U.S. President is most associated with the policy of Détente?

• John F. Kennedy

• Ronald Reagan

• Richard Nixon

• Jimmy Carter

What was the purpose of President Nixon's goal of DETENTE?

• To negotiate the withdrawal of US and Chinese soldiers from Korea.

• To create a military's alliance with China against the Soviet Union.

• To create an agreement limiting Chinese and soviet development of nuclear weapons.

• To normalize relations between the US, China and the Soviet Union.