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detente

100

what major problem did detente try to fix 

nuclear arms race 

200

what dose detente mean

reduce of tensions / time of peace 

300

why did the U.S. and USSR want detente 

to reduce tensions and lower the risk of nuclear war 

400

true of false 

detente ended the cold war 

false 

it reduced tensions but did not end the cold war 

500

what type of strategy was detente based on 

diplomacy or military conflict 

Diplomacy 

salt 1

100

what was the main goal of SALT 1 

to limit certain nuclear weapons and slow the nuclear arms race 

200

what year was SALT 1 signed 

1972

300

what dose SALT stand for 

strategic arms limitation talks 

400

which two countries signed SALT 1 

United States and Soviet Union

500

why was SALT 1 considered an important cold war achievement 

it was the first major arms control agreement between the superpowers 

salt 2

100

what two powers signed SALT 2

U.S. Soviet Union 

200

what year was SALT 2 signed

1979

300

what event caused the U.S. to withdraw from the treaty

Soviet union invaded afghanistan 

400

what was the goal of SALT 2 

further limit nuclear weapons and delivery systems 

500

who was the U.S. president when SALT 2 was signed

Jimmy Carter