Cold War Paper 2 IB exam questions &
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evaluate the impact of détente upon US-USSR relations
up to the end of 1979 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
détente was initiated by Nixon
- was initiated due to dangers of nuclear war
- relaxation of tension
- each state was doing it for their own good
USSR's reasons :
1. stagnating economy
2. to improve standards of living
3. transfer economic resources to consumer goods /
import technologies from the west
USA's reasons :
1. get USSR to pressure China to put pressure on N.
Vietnam to end war
PRC-USA : reasons
1. China was worried about international isolation and
saw improved relations with the United States as a way to
prevent this and, at the same time, cause concerns in the
Soviet Union
,Cold War Paper 2 IB exam questions &
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2. For the USA, an improved relationship with China was
part of the new realpolitik approach to foreign policy
'realpolitik' - political realism or practical politics,
especially policy based on power rather than on ideals
Reasons for improved East-West Europe Relations :
1. W. Germany chancellor Brandt was willing to reduce
tension and create better link between E&W Germany
2. his policy supported 'ostpolitik' which meant 'opening
toward the east'
Success of détente :
1. arms agreement between US-USSR (SALT I = The
strategic arms limitation talks 1972)
2. ABM treaty (anti-ballistic missiles) no more than 100
missiles : ensure emphasis on mutually assured
distruction
3. interim treaty : placed limits on ICBM & SLBMS
4. Basic Principles Agreement : two sides to promote
peaceful co-existence
SALT II :
, Cold War Paper 2 IB exam questions &
Answers( Latest 2025 )
-> treaty signed in 1979
-> limit on number of ICBMs, SLBMs & heavy bombers for
each side
-> ban on testing new types of ICBMs & rapid reload
systems
Agreement between two Germanys & USSR :
-> Moscow treaty signed 197 between USSR-Poland-FRG
and recognized borders between E&W
-> Basic treaty (1972) signed by E&W Germany which
accepted two Germanys
'High point of détente' : Helsinki agreement :
1. Nixon agreed to participate
"ideology was the most important cause of cold war
crisis" ; discuss with references to two cold war crises,
each from a different region - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔communism - an economic and political system based
on one-party government and state ownership of property
capitalism - an economic and. political system in which
private individuals and corporations control the means of
production and use them to earn profits
Answers( Latest 2025 )
evaluate the impact of détente upon US-USSR relations
up to the end of 1979 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
détente was initiated by Nixon
- was initiated due to dangers of nuclear war
- relaxation of tension
- each state was doing it for their own good
USSR's reasons :
1. stagnating economy
2. to improve standards of living
3. transfer economic resources to consumer goods /
import technologies from the west
USA's reasons :
1. get USSR to pressure China to put pressure on N.
Vietnam to end war
PRC-USA : reasons
1. China was worried about international isolation and
saw improved relations with the United States as a way to
prevent this and, at the same time, cause concerns in the
Soviet Union
,Cold War Paper 2 IB exam questions &
Answers( Latest 2025 )
2. For the USA, an improved relationship with China was
part of the new realpolitik approach to foreign policy
'realpolitik' - political realism or practical politics,
especially policy based on power rather than on ideals
Reasons for improved East-West Europe Relations :
1. W. Germany chancellor Brandt was willing to reduce
tension and create better link between E&W Germany
2. his policy supported 'ostpolitik' which meant 'opening
toward the east'
Success of détente :
1. arms agreement between US-USSR (SALT I = The
strategic arms limitation talks 1972)
2. ABM treaty (anti-ballistic missiles) no more than 100
missiles : ensure emphasis on mutually assured
distruction
3. interim treaty : placed limits on ICBM & SLBMS
4. Basic Principles Agreement : two sides to promote
peaceful co-existence
SALT II :
, Cold War Paper 2 IB exam questions &
Answers( Latest 2025 )
-> treaty signed in 1979
-> limit on number of ICBMs, SLBMs & heavy bombers for
each side
-> ban on testing new types of ICBMs & rapid reload
systems
Agreement between two Germanys & USSR :
-> Moscow treaty signed 197 between USSR-Poland-FRG
and recognized borders between E&W
-> Basic treaty (1972) signed by E&W Germany which
accepted two Germanys
'High point of détente' : Helsinki agreement :
1. Nixon agreed to participate
"ideology was the most important cause of cold war
crisis" ; discuss with references to two cold war crises,
each from a different region - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔communism - an economic and political system based
on one-party government and state ownership of property
capitalism - an economic and. political system in which
private individuals and corporations control the means of
production and use them to earn profits
