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The '''Helsinki Accords''' were adopted when thirty-five representatives from thirty-five nations met in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]], in 1975 to discuss the security and cooperation in Europe.  The Accords created the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The final act of the conference is known as the Helsinki Accords.

The '''Helsinki Accords''' were adopted when thirty-five representatives from thirty-five nations met in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]], in 1975 to discuss the security and cooperation in Europe.  The Accords created the [[Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe]] (OSCE). The final act of the conference is known as the Helsinki Accords.

In the immediate aftermath of [[World War II]], no peace treaty had ever been negotiated or signed.  This period became known as the [[Cold War]]. The [[United Nations Charter]], which had attempted to institutionalize the Big Three alliance against [[Hitler]], was proven to have failed to maintain its stated objective of world peace by the 1948 [[Berlin Airlift]] Crisis, the 1949 [[Chinese Revolution]], and the 1950 [[Korean War]].  The 1975 Helsinki Accords were the closest thing to a post-1945 peace treaty - 30 years after the end of World War II - marking defined borders within Europe.

In the immediate aftermath of [[World War II]], no peace treaty had ever been negotiated or signed.  This period became known as the [[Cold War]]. The [[United Nations Charter]], which had attempted to institutionalize the Big Three alliance against [[Hitler]], was proven to have failed to maintain its stated objective of world peace by the 1948 [[Berlin Airlift]] Crisis, the 1949 [[Chinese Revolution]], and the 1950 [[Korean War]].  The 1975 Helsinki Accords were the closest thing to a post-1945 peace treaty - 30 years after the end of World War II - marking defined borders within Europe.