THE 1970S 1969 1979
FOREIGN POLICIES OF PRESIDENT NIXON
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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multipolar world
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new world order
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tripolar world
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U.S. led world
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Detailed explanation-1: -President Richard Nixon’s policy sought on détente with both nations, which were hostile to the U.S. and to each other. He moved away from the traditional American policy of containment of Communism, hoping each side would seek American favor.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nixon Doctrine, a foreign policy of the U.S. government, announced by U.S. Pres. Richard Nixon in 1969, whereby the United States would thereafter support allies facing military threats with economic and military aid rather than with ground troops.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nixon of the United States and General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. It was held May 22–30, 1972. It featured the signing of the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty, the first Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I), and the U.S.–Soviet Incidents at Sea agreement.
Detailed explanation-4: -How did President Nixon’s policy of détente change US foreign relations with Communist nations? B. It led away from confrontation and toward negotiation instead.