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WorksheetsRAT Detente
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does MAD stand for?
a)
Mutually Assured Destruction
b)
Men Are Difficult
c)
Me And David
d)
Mutually Assured Dentistry
2.
What does détente mean?
a)
Period of peace between the superpowers
b)
How to cook your spaghetti
c)
Period of conflict between the superpowers
d)
When you drive into a lamp post
3.
Why did both countries want détente at this time?
a)
Spending too much on the arms race
b)
They decided to be nicer
c)
To make the other side look bad<br />
d)
As their Mums were very cross with them
4.
When was SALT 1 signed?
a)
1972
b)
1973
c)
1974
d)
1975
5.
What did the Basic Principles Agreement agree on?
a)
Rules for how to behave and steps to avoid war
b)
Rules for how to carry out a nuclear war
c)
Rules to tell bees how to make treacle
d)
Rules for a 5 a side match between USA and USSR
6.
What was the agreements made between the SALT 1 and SALT 2 talks called?
a)
Helsinki Accords
b)
Helsinki Agreement
c)
Helsinki Treaty
d)
Helsinki Doctrine
7.
Which of the three 'baskets' did the USSR not agree to?
a)
human rights
b)
borders between countries
c)
international relations
d)
bread
8.
Who were the leaders of the USA and the USSR in 1975?
a)
Carter and Brezhnev
b)
Kennedy ad Brezhnev
c)
Nixon and Brezhnev
d)
Truman and Brezhnev
9.
How had relations between the USA and USSR changed by the end of the 1970’s?
a)
Got worse
b)
No change
c)
Got better
d)
Détente
10.
What did the USSR do to Afghanistan in 1979?
a)
Invaded
b)
Built a wall
c)
Set up a naval blockade
d)
Cut off trade routes
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