🌍The Helsinki Accords and Carter's Human Rights Campaign led to demands for democratic reforms in the Soviet Union.
🗽The comparison of promised communism with the actual dictatorship prompted citizens to seek freedom and democracy.
🌍The Helsinki Accords and Carter's Human Rights Campaign led to demands for democratic reforms in the Soviet Union.
🗽The comparison of promised communism with the actual dictatorship prompted citizens to seek freedom and democracy.
What were the Helsinki Accords?
—The Helsinki Accords were a series of agreements signed in 1975 that aimed to improve relations between the Soviet Union and the Western countries. They included provisions on human rights and political freedoms.
What was Carter's Human Rights Campaign?
—Carter's Human Rights Campaign was an initiative launched by President Jimmy Carter to promote and protect human rights around the world. It put pressure on the Soviet Union to improve its human rights record.
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01:07Good evening everybody, this is Fred Passman welcoming you to the 29th June 2023 edition of the naval order of United States Continental Commandries Maritime history virtual lecture series.
01:26The naval order is the United States oldest hereditary exclusively Maritime focused society.
01:45Our mission is to promote, protect, preserve, and expand our nation's understanding of our Maritime history.
03:06Professor Sarah Payne will be the guest speaker for tonight's lecture. She is an expert in history and grand strategy policy.
03:31Her research focuses on various topics such as the Chinese Civil War, Russian-Japanese war, Korean War, Vietnam engagement, and the Cold War.
