Reconciliation and renewed conflict, 1963-79
The Superpower race: Nukes and space (LINKS)
MAD (1960-72)
Make notes on these:
- The nuclear weapon strategies of the US and the USSR?
- The development of nuclear armaments in the 1960s?
- The threats almost realized?
- The beginnings of the nuclear arms control?
- The nuclear weapon strategies of the US and the USSR?
- The development of nuclear armaments in the 1960s?
- The threats almost realized?
- The beginnings of the nuclear arms control?
Nuclear weapon states and their arsenals
The Space Race - timeline
Détente
Liitteet:
TASK 1: Reasons for the beginning of Détente
Watch the CNN documentary film on Détente (a link below) from 12min 40seconds until the end
> Assess the importance of the following to the beginning of superpower détente:
a) Domestic situation in the USSR and in the ’People’s Republics’ (the Soviet satellites) in the Eastern Europe
b) Sino-Soviet border clashes on the Ussuri River in 1969 and US-Chinese rapprochement, 1971-72 (On textbook pgs 154-156)
c) The Vietnam War (On textbook esp pg 180)
d) Other possible reasons you did find
> Assess the importance of the following to the beginning of superpower détente:
a) Domestic situation in the USSR and in the ’People’s Republics’ (the Soviet satellites) in the Eastern Europe
b) Sino-Soviet border clashes on the Ussuri River in 1969 and US-Chinese rapprochement, 1971-72 (On textbook pgs 154-156)
c) The Vietnam War (On textbook esp pg 180)
d) Other possible reasons you did find
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Years of reconciliation (LINKS)
Prologue: The ’Geneva Spirit’ and ’Peaceful Coexistence’
The Geneva Conference in July 1955.
TASK 2: Detente and Arms Control, 1969-79
A pair work: Read along with this main article articles on A) 'Strategic Arms Limitations Talks/Treaty (SALT) I and II' and B) 'Helsinki Final Act, 1975' (On links within the main article). Create a spider diagram on your topic (A or B) and send it to the dropbox below. Be ready to introduce your topic to your pair.
Willy Brandt's Ostpolitik
On textbook page 150.
Helsinki Accords, 1 August 1975
"Declaration on Principles Guiding Relations between Participating States' (the 'Decalogue') is included on the 'first basket' of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE). The conference was taken place in Helsinki from 30 July to 1 August 1975. (About Helsinki Accords and their impact on textbook page 149.)
Détente 1969-75 | Cold War documentary
(Total duration 46 min)
A dropbox for SALT and Helsinki Final Act
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TASK 3: Detente in Germany and the Middle East
A GROUP WORK (sources on textbook pgs 150-151):
A. Read about ’Germany and Ostpolitik’ and explain main points to your pair.
B. Read about ’The Middle East and détente’ and explain main points to your pair.
Consider together, how did superpower détente lead to peace overtures in Germany and the Middle East.
A. Read about ’Germany and Ostpolitik’ and explain main points to your pair.
B. Read about ’The Middle East and détente’ and explain main points to your pair.
Consider together, how did superpower détente lead to peace overtures in Germany and the Middle East.
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Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, 1979
Read pages 163 - 167 on textbook and answer to the questions:
1) Why did the USSR view Afghanistan as too important to lose as a client state?
2) Why did the US support rebel groups in Afghanistan?
3) To what extent was the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan reason for the start of the 'second Cold War'?
4) Answer to the source skills question on page 167.
1) Why did the USSR view Afghanistan as too important to lose as a client state?
2) Why did the US support rebel groups in Afghanistan?
3) To what extent was the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan reason for the start of the 'second Cold War'?
4) Answer to the source skills question on page 167.
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