Détente
The peace-keeping ideology which inspired the FRG's Ostpolitik
What is détente?
The second of its kind, this summit would impose permanent bans on weapons.
What is SALT II?
Born in 1906, this world leader went on to sign the Helsinki Pact and intervened in Afghanistan.
Who is Leonid Brezhnev?
This Polish movement was recognized as a trade union in 1980 as part of political concessions .
What is the Solidarity Movement?
This event was a key factor towards the creation of the Washington-Moscow 'hotline'.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This 1967 report by NATO's Belgium Foreign Minister is outlined its aim to defend the West and obtain détente with the Warsaw Pact states.
What is the Harmel Report?
This 1970 discussion between 4 global powers saw Soviets giving concessions such as unimpeded traffic of West Berlin and the right to visit East Berlin-
What is the 4-Power Negotiations over Berlin?
A break-in at the Democratic Party's headquarters resulted in the resignation of a US president in this landmark scandal.
What is the Watergate Scandal?
This Portuguese libertarian movement caused a civil war between the Marxist MPLA and the opposition, FNLA and UNITA.
What is the 'Carnation Revolution'?
This 1990 treaty was passed but failed to implement and was abandoned in favour of independence.
What is the New Union Treaty?
This détente policy meant the openness of political-economic systems
What is Glasnot?
While this summit didn't result in any signing, it improved mutual trust and is seen as a success.
What is the 1986 Reykjavik Summit?
This leader was only in office for 15 months.
Who is Yuri Andropov?
This global power was against the victory of the MPLA in Angola as it would strengthen the USSR, and so sent advisors to support the opposition.
What is the People's Republic of China?
In 1979, the USSR placed this in Central Europe, threatening NATO states and lead to an equivalent escalation by NATO if an arms agreement was not reached by 1983.
What are mid-range missiles?
The Geneva Summit of 1985 outlined this idea, in which powers are allowed to maintain arms as necessary.
What is 'Reasonable Sufficiency'?
This summit lead to a mathematic treaty which contributed to the end of the German partition.
What are the 2 + 4 Talks?
The last leader of the German Democratic Party.
Who is Egon Krenz?
Economic problems caused by the 1974 oil crisis and a military coup by Cnl. Megisto gave the USSR an opportunity for influence in this African country.
What is Ethiopia?
The cancellation of this article meant that the Communist Party needed majority in order to win
What is Article 6?
This basket gave us agreement on Human Rights and Humanitarian Cooperation.
What is the 3rd basket of the Helsinki Accords?
These negotiations resulted in the Charter of Paris for a New Europe and the marked a turning-point towards the end of the Cold War.
What are the 1990 Paris Negotiations?
Under this leader, the GDR agreed to free elections.
Who is Modrow?
This affair saw US officials illegally sold weapons to Iran to fund a mission in Nicaragua.
What is the Iran-Contra Affair?
The renouncing of this doctrine was a key factor towards the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe
What is the Brezhnev Doctrine