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“Detente was just a perception not a reality”

“Detente was just a perception not a reality”. The agreements in action: Yom-Kippur war. Anwar el-Sadat president of Egypt decided to end their relationship with the Soviet Union and start a new one with the US.

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“Detente was just a perception not a reality”

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  1. “Detente was just a perception not a reality”

  2. The agreements in action: Yom-Kippur war Anwar el-Sadat president of Egypt decided to end their relationship with the Soviet Union and start a new one with the US When Nixon and Kissinger ignored him, Sadat decided to get their attention by launching a surprise attack across the Suez canal on the US ally Israel What does the Yom-Kippur war reveal about Detente? According to the basic principles agreement how should the two superpowers react? USA supplied Israel with arms. Rebuffed a demand for Brezhnev for a jointly enforced cease fire Kissinger then personally negiated an end to the hostilities, gaining gratitude in both Egypt and Israel

  3. + + The Agreement Agreed the borders of Eastern Europe – including East Germany – they could not be changed by force Trade and technology to be promoted and exchanged across the iron curtain SU signed up to a human rights agreement on freedom of speech and freedom of movement

  4. The Helsinki Accords signed 1st August 1975 How do you predict the Helsinki agreements will impact upon the governments of the two superpowers? Review your notes. Where is the emphasis being placed with this agreement?

  5. II 1974 Ford and Brezhnev began and agreed in principle to SALT II in Vladivostok Agreement was made on certain areas of missile deployment but areas were also left out The US right began to believe that the USA were giving too much away especially in areas such as cruise missiles This linked with increasing SU activity in Africa made many see the US as giving in and being weak on communism allowing them to expand

  6. II SALT was signed in Vienna in 1979 It was a very complicated Treaty and with the SU increasingly taking an active role in other areas and the invasion of Afghanistan, Congress refused to ratify the agreement – SALT was dead!!!

  7. “Detente was just a perception not a reality” Exit paragraph

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