Opening to China
Nixon thought that doing this would be good for the US economy.
What is establishing a good relationship with the Chinese Communists?
This is known as the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries
What is detente?
Nixon wanted to improve relations with China and the Soviet Union in order to pressure this country to reach a settlement.
What is North Vietnam?
This principle of government policy was made in 1969 and stated that the United States would support allies facing military threats with economic and military aid rather than with ground troops.
What is the Nixon Doctrine?
Nixon was at this age when he ran for vice president in 1952.
What is 39 years old?
In 1971, Nixon lowered restrictions on this in China
What is trade?
Nixon moved away from this traditional American policy during the Cold War
What is containment of Communism?
Nixon's flawed negotiation had this effect on the Vietnam War.
What is interrupted the war and not end it?
Although the US would continue to withhold treaty obligations, they could no longer do this for their allies.
What is afford to defend their allies fully?
Nixon had a chance to attend this prestigious school, but declined due to him being needed at home by his family.
What is Harvard?
China’s response to the lowered restrictions on trade was to do this, which later led Nixon to do something else.
What is invite the American ping-pong team to tour their country and accept an invitation from Beijing to visit China?
On this date, Nixon arrives in Moscow to meet with the President and other Soviet officials (give the month, day, and year)
What is May 22, 1972?
Nixon established this policy of training and arming the South Vietnamese to fight the war on their own in order to enable the US to withdraw.
What is Vietnamization?
Nixon assured their American allies that the US would continue to do what action?
What is continue to use its nuclear arsenal to shield them from nuclear threats?
Nixon served in this position in the Navy during WW2.
What is lieutenant commander?
The Ping-Pong Diplomacy was said to end this many years of tension.
What is 20 years of tension?
These three agreements were reached at this summit between President Nixon and President Brezhnev.
What is the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT), Limitation of Strategic Offensive Weapons, and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty?
Nixon told the South Vietnamese President this after the US presidential election of 1972.
What is that if he did not agree to settlements, Congress would cut off aid to his government
The Nixon Doctrine was a shift in US foreign policy away from this view.
What is a bilateral view of international relations; away from a focus on the U.S.-Soviet power struggle.
Nixon was born here on January 9, 1913.
What is Yorba Linda?
This word was shared in a coded cable by Kissinger to Nixon to signify the success of his secret meeting with the PRC.
What is Eureka?
Give me a short description of the three agreements President Nixon and President Brezhnev agreed to during their first summit.
What is...
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) → intended to restrain the arms race by limiting nuclear weapons
Limitation of Strategic Offensive Weapons → 2,400 limit on strategic nuclear delivery vehicles (like heavy bombers), and limited deployment of new types of strategic offensive arms
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty → Limited strategic missile defenses to 200 interceptors each and allowed each side to construct two missile defense sites
Nixon initiated this aggressive event in order to threaten the North into following the agreement/settlement made with South Vietnam.
What is the "Christmas Bombings"?
The Nixon Doctrine influenced this US decision, which they believed would help stabilize the Middle East and protect not only Iran's oil supplies but the oil supplies of countries bordering the Persian Gulf.
What is to sell arms to Iran?
This is Nixon's favorite food.
What is cottage cheese with ketchup?