Easy Revision for GCSE Humanities: Cold War to Détente
This is the seventh of eight revision topics.
America and the Cold War
America in the 1950s: Affluent Society
Black Americans in the 1950s
Kennedy and the New Frontier
Civil Rights to Black Power
Defeat in Vietnam
Cold War to Détente
Nixon and Watergate
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Revise for GCSE Humanities: Cold War to Détente
There are four sections to this topic
Détente
What does the word mean?
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Causes
What were the reasons for détente?
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Features
Kissinger, Nixon and China.
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SALT
Why, what and why it was important?
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about 10 minutes revising each section.
Write Revision Notes, title them clearly and keep them all in one place.
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Détente
What does the word mean?
.
Causes
What were the reasons for détente?
.
Features
Kissinger, Nixon and China.
.
SALT
Why, what and why it was important?
.
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Détente
What does the word mean?
.
Causes
What were the reasons for détente?
.
Features
Kissinger, Nixon and China.
.
SALT
Why, what and why it was important?
.
.When
you have finished, move on to the next page on Détente.
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Détente
Détente is a French word that means the relaxing or easing of tension
between two hostile nations that are not actually fighting. Détente is
achieved through fostering better understanding and through diplomacy.
Historically, the term began to be used to describe efforts by the USA,
USSR and China to improve relations from the late 1960s onwards.
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Détente
Détente is a French word that means the relaxing or easing of tension
between two hostile nations that are not actually fighting. Détente is
achieved through fostering better understanding and through diplomacy.
Historically, the term began to be used to describe efforts by the USA,
USSR and China to improve relations from the late 1960s onwards.
When you have finished, move on to the page.
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Détente
Détente is a French word that means the relaxing or easing of tension
between two hostile nations that are not actually fighting. Détente is
achieved through fostering better understanding and through diplomacy.
Historically, the term began to be used to describe efforts by the USA,
USSR and China to improve relations from the late 1960s onwards.
Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or states.
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Détente
Détente is a French word that means the relaxing or easing of tension
between two hostile nations that are not actually fighting. Détente is
achieved through fostering better understanding and through diplomacy.
Historically, the term began to be used to describe efforts by the USA,
USSR and China to improve relations from the late 1960s onwards.
When you have finished, move on to the Causes.
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Causes
USA, USSR and China knew that they could not win a war.
MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) meant no winners.
USSR wanted US food and technology.
USSR and China feared each other and the USA.
USA wanted to get out of Vietnam, which meant
compromises with the communists.
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Causes
USA, USSR and China knew that they could not win a war.
MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) meant no winners.
USSR wanted US food and technology.
USSR and China feared each other and the USA.
USA wanted to get out of Vietnam, which meant
compromises with the communists.
When you have finished, move on to the next page.
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Causes
USA, USSR and China knew that they could not win a war.
MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) meant no winners.
USSR wanted US food and technology.
USSR and China feared each other and the USA.
USA wanted to get out of Vietnam, which meant
compromises with the communists.
When you have finished, move on to the next page.
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Causes
USA, USSR and China knew that they could not win a war.
MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) meant no winners.
USSR wanted US food and technology.
USSR and China feared each other and the USA.
USA wanted to get out of Vietnam, which meant
compromises with the communists.
When you have finished, move on to the Features page.
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Features
1970 Nixon says that the USA and the communist countries should accept their differences.
and try to get along instead of threatening to destroy each other.
Mainly the idea of Dr Henry Kissinger, Nixon’s foreign policy advisor.
Shuttle diplomacy, with diplomats travelling between countries.
Nixon wanted to discourage Chinese and Soviet expansion, reduce the cost of the arms.
Nixon wanted to gain concessions from the USSR by talking to China.
Nixon visited China in 1972. Helped to end the Vietnam War and led to the SALT talks.
USSR and China needed to boost their economies to produce more consumer goods for their
people.
USSR and China mistrusted each other wanted to use the USA as a bargaining counter.
When you have finished, move on to the next page. Pause Now!
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Features
1970 Nixon says that the USA and the communist countries should accept their differences.
and try to get along instead of threatening to destroy each other.
Mainly the idea of Dr Henry Kissinger, Nixon’s foreign policy advisor.
Shuttle diplomacy, with diplomats travelling between countries.
Nixon wanted to discourage Chinese and Soviet expansion, reduce the cost of the arms.
Nixon wanted to gain concessions from the USSR by talking to China.
Nixon visited China in 1972. Helped to end the Vietnam War and led to the SALT talks.
USSR and China needed to boost their economies to produce more consumer goods for their
people.
USSR and China mistrusted each other wanted to use the USA as a bargaining counter.
When you have finished, move on to the next page. Pause Now!
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Features
1970 Nixon says that the USA and the communist countries should accept their differences.
and try to get along instead of threatening to destroy each other.
Mainly the idea of Dr Henry Kissinger, Nixon’s foreign policy advisor.
Shuttle diplomacy, with diplomats travelling between countries.
Nixon wanted to discourage Chinese and Soviet expansion, reduce the cost of the arms.
Nixon wanted to gain concessions from the USSR by talking to China.
Nixon visited China in 1972. Helped to end the Vietnam War and led to the SALT talks.
USSR and China needed to boost their economies to produce more consumer goods for their
people.
USSR and China mistrusted each other wanted to use the USA as a bargaining counter.
When you have finished, move on to the next page. Pause Now!
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From memory, write out the Revision Notes again
Features
1970 Nixon says that the USA and the communist countries should accept their differences.
and try to get along instead of threatening to destroy each other.
Mainly the idea of Dr Henry Kissinger, Nixon’s foreign policy advisor.
Shuttle diplomacy, with diplomats travelling between countries.
Nixon wanted to discourage Chinese and Soviet expansion, reduce the cost of the arms.
Nixon wanted to gain concessions from the USSR by talking to China.
Nixon visited China in 1972. Helped to end the Vietnam War and led to the SALT talks.
USSR and China needed to boost their economies to produce more consumer goods for their
people.
USSR and China mistrusted each other wanted to use the USA as a bargaining counter.
When you have finished, move on to the SALT page. Pause Now!
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Copy these Revision Notes
SALT
High and low points of 1970s détente.
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) 1972
Reduced the danger of a nuclear war.
Number of missiles capped, but not warheads.
USA promised to accept that they would not try to destroy communism in the USSR.
Nixon agreed to increased trade links with the USSR.
USA supplied cheap grain to the USSR.
USA agreed to recognise the existence of (communist) East Germany.
USSR guaranteed the security of West Berlin. (the Cold War began over Berlin)
1979: SALT 2 not ratified (agreed) because the USSR invaded Afghanistan.
1980 President Carter stops US athletes attending the Moscow Olympics.
When you have finished, move on to the next page. Pause Now!
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From memory, write out the Revision Notes
SALT
High and low points of 1970s détente.
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) 1972
Reduced the danger of a nuclear war.
Number of missiles capped, but not warheads.
USA promised to accept that they would not try to destroy communism in the USSR.
Nixon agreed to increased trade links with the USSR.
USA supplied cheap grain to the USSR.
USA agreed to recognise the existence of (communist) East Germany.
USSR guaranteed the security of West Berlin. (the Cold War began over Berlin)
1979: SALT 2 not ratified (agreed) because the USSR invaded Afghanistan.
1980 President Carter stops US athletes attending the Moscow Olympics.
When you have finished, move on to the next page. Pause Now!
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Read the full Revision Notes
SALT
High and low points of 1970s détente.
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) 1972
Reduced the danger of a nuclear war.
Number of missiles capped, but not warheads.
USA promised to accept that they would not try to destroy communism in the USSR.
Nixon agreed to increased trade links with the USSR.
USA supplied cheap grain to the USSR.
USA agreed to recognise the existence of (communist) East Germany.
USSR guaranteed the security of West Berlin. (the Cold War began over Berlin)
1979: SALT 2 not ratified (agreed) because the USSR invaded Afghanistan.
1980 President Carter stops US athletes attending the Moscow Olympics.
When you have finished, move on to the next page. Pause Now!
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From memory, write out the Revision Notes again
SALT
High and low points of 1970s détente.
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) 1972
Reduced the danger of a nuclear war.
Number of missiles capped, but not warheads.
USA promised to accept that they would not try to destroy communism in the USSR.
Nixon agreed to increased trade links with the USSR.
USA supplied cheap grain to the USSR.
USA agreed to recognise the existence of (communist) East Germany.
USSR guaranteed the security of West Berlin. (the Cold War began over Berlin)
1979: SALT 2 not ratified (agreed) because the USSR invaded Afghanistan.
1980 President Carter stops US athletes attending the Moscow Olympics.
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