Statistics for Détente

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Country that the US and USSR were growing concerned about	China	95%
War that the US hoped to end by improving relations	Vietnam War	95%
New US President who had ambitions on improving relations	Richard Nixon	84%
1962 Crisis that was the origin of the Détente period	Cuban Missile Crisis	79%
% of GDP the US was spending on defence	13	74%
% of GDP the USSR was spending on defence	30	74%
Country the USSR invaded in 1979	Afghanistan	74%
US President elected in 1981 that had an aggressive stance towards the USSR	Ronald Reagan	63%
Treaty that helped significantly reduce tensions in 1972	SALT	63%
What the above called the USSR	Evil empire	58%
African country where the USSR supported Marxist rebels during a Civil War	Angola	53%
What significant treaty limited the spread of nuclear weapons	Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty	47%
Relations between US and China were nicknamed ____-____ diplomacy	Ping-Pong	47%
New West German chancellor who called for less tension	Willy Brandt	42%
1973 war in the Middle East that damaged trust between superpowers	Yom Kippur War	42%
What issue did Jimmy Carter tie to trade deals with the USSR?	Human Rights	26%
Cost of the above for the US	$170 billion	16%