Helsinki Accords

(noun)

A declaration in an attempt to improve relations between the Communist bloc and the West. Developed in Europe, the Helsinki Accords called for human rights improvements in the USSR.

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Examples of Helsinki Accords in the following topics:

  • Détente and Human Rights

    • The Helsinki Accords, in which the Soviets promised to grant free elections in Europe, has been seen as a major concession to ensure peace by the Soviets.
    • The Helsinki Accord were developed by the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, a wide ranging series of agreements on economic, political, and human rights issues.
    • President Nixon and Premier Brezhnev lead in the high period of détente, signing treaties such as SALT I and the Helsinki Accords.
    • Explain the significance of the Helsinki Accords for the history of human rights in the 20th century and define the doctrine of Détente and its use by the United States during the Cold War

  • The Ford Administration

    • As president, Ford signed the Helsinki Accords, marking a move toward détente in the Cold War.
    • In 1975, the Administration entered into the Helsinki Accords with the Soviet Union , creating the framework of the Helsinki Watch, an independent non-governmental organization created to monitor compliance that later evolved into Human Rights Watch.
    • American offensive operations against North Vietnam had ended with the Paris Peace Accords, signed on January 27, 1973.
    • The accords declared a cease-fire across both North and South Vietnam and required the release of American prisoners of war.
    • The Paris Peace Accords stipulated a 60-day period for the total withdrawal of U.S. forces .

  • The Ford Inauguration

    • As president, Ford signed the Helsinki Accords, marking a move toward détente in the Cold War.
    • Ford expressed "strong support for full educational opportunities for our handicapped children," according to the official White House press release for the bill signing.
    • In 1975, the Administration entered into the Helsinki Accords with the Soviet Union, creating the framework of the Helsinki Watch, an independent non-governmental organization created to monitor compliance that later evolved into Human Rights Watch.

  • Introduction to Psychotherapy

    • The Helsinki psychotherapy study was one of several large long-term clinical trials of psychotherapies that have taken place.

  • Political Opportunity Theory

    • Describe how and why political opportunities are important to social movements according to political opportunity theory.

  • Value-Added Perspective

    • Identify the six necessary conditions, according to the value-added perspective, that contribute to a social movement.

  • James–Lange Theory of Emotion

    • According to the James–Lange theory of emotion, emotions arise from physiological arousal.
    • According to this theory, we laugh (a physiological response to a stimulus), and consequently we feel happy (an emotion); we cry, and consequently we feel sad.
    • According to the James–Lange theory of emotion, you would experience a feeling of fear only after this physiological arousal had taken place.
    • Describe the relationship between emotion and arousal according to the James–Lange theory

  • The Peace Accords and the Legacy of Defeat

    • The 1973 Paris Peace Accords on "Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam" officially ended direct U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
    • The Paris Peace Accords of 1973 intended to establish peace in Vietnam and end the Vietnam War.
    • The negotiations that led to the accord began in 1968 after various lengthy delays.
    • As a result of the accord, the International Control Commission (ICC) was replaced by International Commission of Control and Supervision (ICCS) to carry out the agreement.
    • After two clashes that left 55 South Vietnamese soldiers dead, President Thiệu announced on January 4 that the war had restarted and that the Paris Peace Accord was no longer in effect.

  • Types of Costs

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    • Variable cost (VC) changes according to the quantity of a good or service being produced.
    • The cost "varies" according to production.

  • Prisons

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