The Helsinki Accords
•USA, USSR, France, UK and 31 other countries met in 1975 in Finland
•Agreed to:
•Accept European frontiers (Diplomatic victory for USSR and relieved tensions in Eastern Europe)
•To Respect human rights (in particular the USSR)
•To make easier the movement of people across borders
*Not many Human Rights--> changed after Helsinki Accords
* Lessening of tensions
•Agreed to:
•Accept European frontiers (Diplomatic victory for USSR and relieved tensions in Eastern Europe)
•To Respect human rights (in particular the USSR)
•To make easier the movement of people across borders
*Not many Human Rights--> changed after Helsinki Accords
* Lessening of tensions
Summary: The Helsinki Accords was used to relieve tension on the eastern front, give more human rights, and to make easier movements across boarders