Changing attitudes (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Détente
Détente
Period of improved relations between superpowers
Month/year détente ended
Month/year détente ended
December 1979
Event ending détente in 1979
Event ending détente in 1979
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Soviet leader who ordered Afghan invasion
Soviet leader who ordered Afghan invasion
Leonid Brezhnev
Afghanistan's strategic role for USSR
Afghanistan's strategic role for USSR
Buffer state between USSR and Iran
When pro-Soviet govt established in Afghanistan
When pro-Soviet govt established in Afghanistan
April 1978
Year of Iranian revolution
Year of Iranian revolution
1979
Leader of Sept 1979 Afghan coup
Leader of Sept 1979 Afghan coup
Hafizullah Amin
Date of Amin's assassination
Date of Amin's assassination
27 December 1979
Who replaced Amin as Afghan leader
Who replaced Amin as Afghan leader
Babrak Karmal
Muslim fighters resisting Soviet occupation
Muslim fighters resisting Soviet occupation
Mujahideen
US President during Afghan invasion
US President during Afghan invasion
Jimmy Carter
Carter's concern about oil supplies
Carter's concern about oil supplies
Threat to Middle Eastern oil via Strait of Hormuz
What Afghan invasion marked for Cold War
What Afghan invasion marked for Cold War
Definitive end of détente
Brezhnev's miscalculation about invasion
Brezhnev's miscalculation about invasion
Believed USA would not respond strongly