detente
what major problem did detente try to fix
nuclear arms race
what was the main goal of SALT 1
to limit certain nuclear weapons and slow the nuclear arms race
what two powers signed SALT 2
U.S. Soviet Union
what dose detente mean
reduce of tensions / time of peace
what year was SALT 1 signed
1972
what year was SALT 2 signed
1979
why did the U.S. and USSR want detente
to reduce tensions and lower the risk of nuclear war
what dose SALT stand for
strategic arms limitation talks
what event caused the U.S. to withdraw from the treaty
Soviet union invaded afghanistan
true of false
detente ended the cold war
false
it reduced tensions but did not end the cold war
which two countries signed SALT 1
United States and Soviet Union
what was the goal of SALT 2
further limit nuclear weapons and delivery systems
what type of strategy was detente based on
diplomacy or military conflict
Diplomacy
why was SALT 1 considered an important cold war achievement
it was the first major arms control agreement between the superpowers
who was the U.S. president when SALT 2 was signed
Jimmy Carter