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2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000

Western Influence and the Helsinki Accords

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Recall questions on the foreign radio services, the effects of tourism and family contact, and the agreement signed in 1975.

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Key term

Name two Western radio services that broadcast into satellite states.

Key term

What role did family contacts across borders play in spreading Western influence?

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Questions from this subtopic

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  1. 1

    Name two Western radio services that broadcast into satellite states.

    Model answer

    Radio Free Europe and Voice of America.

  2. 2

    How did tourism contribute to Western social influence in satellite states?

    Model answer

    Tourism allowed direct contact between Eastern bloc citizens and Western visitors, spreading Western social influence.

  3. 3

    What role did family contacts across borders play in spreading Western influence?

    Model answer

    Family contacts allowed information and ideas from the West to spread into satellite states.

  4. 4

    When were the Helsinki Accords signed, and how many states participated?

    Model answer

    They were signed in 1975 by 35 states including the USSR and its satellites.

  5. 5

    What did the first 'basket' of the Helsinki Accords address?

    Model answer

    Security issues.

  6. 6

    What was covered in the second 'basket' of the Helsinki Accords?

    Model answer

    Economic cooperation.

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