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FlashCards por Adam Collinge, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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Criado por Adam Collinge
mais de 10 anos atrás
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| Questão | Responda |
| What did the invasion of Afghanistan lead to in relationships between East and West? | The US reaction revived the cold war and put an end to the more peaceful time of the detente |
| When did the USSR send troops into Afghanistan? | 1979 |
| Why did the USSR send troops to Afghanistan? | The country had a Communist government but the president had been assassinated so the USSR wanted to keep control |
| What was different in politics between the Afghan invasion and the Czech suppression? | America reacted very strongly |
| When was the Carter Doctrine introduced? | 1980 |
| What six things did the Carter Doctrine do, to protest against the invasion of Afghanistan? | 1) Threatened to use force if the Persian gulf was attacked 2) Economic sanctions 3) Set an alliance with China and Israel to back the Mujahideen 4) Secretly provided weapons to the M. 5) Broke of diplomatic relationships w/ USSR and didn't sign SALT 2 6) Boycotted the 1980 Moscow games |
| Describe SALT 2. | 1) In negotiation since 1972 2) Planned to reduce stocks to 2250 warheads per superpower 3) Imposed new limits on new launch systems |
| Give three reasons why Carter reacted so strongly against the invasion of Afghanistan. | 1) The USSR may get further control in the middle east 2) It may mean Soviet influence in Iran 3) Iran could block middle East oil exports , which was essential for the US |
| Why was Afghanistan a perfect sport for conflict? | The USSR had backed the socialist Afghan government but the USA was secretly funding the opposition to the Afghan government. When the rebels started to fight using American money etc. the government turned to the USSR |
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