Question 2 • MCPSS AL-Grade 6 United States Studies: The Industrial Revolution to the Present - Summer School 2026
What were the reasons for the breakdown in détente efforts? Select three options.The US and the Soviet Union understood détente differently.The US and the Soviet Union wanted to make all of Europe independent.The US and the Soviet Union wanted to maintain equal troop strength in Europe.The US and the Soviet Union had unrealistic expectations.The US and the Soviet Union returned to competition rather than cooperation.
Answer
A
The US and the Soviet Union understood détente differently.
B
The US and the Soviet Union wanted to make all of Europe independent.
C
The US and the Soviet Union wanted to maintain equal troop strength in Europe.
D
The US and the Soviet Union had unrealistic expectations.
E
The US and the Soviet Union returned to competition rather than cooperation.
Explanation
Détente weakened because the United States and the Soviet Union interpreted it differently and expected more from it than the other side was willing to deliver. Their disagreements and continued rivalry eventually brought them back to competition rather than cooperation. The goal of making all of Europe independent was not a shared reason for détente’s breakdown, and maintaining equal troop strength in Europe was not one of the main causes identified here.
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