USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

GERALD FORD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A lessening of tensions between U.S. and Soviet Union. Besides disarming missiles to insure a lasting peace between superpowers, Nixon pressed for trade relations and a limited military budget. The public did not approve.
A
a policy of aggression towards communist
B
a policy of ignoring communist
C
a policy named Datante and it aimed at easing cold war tensions.
D
Not used by the Nixon Administration
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -détente, period of the easing of Cold War tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union from 1967 to 1979.

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: -The Cold War: Containment By the time World War II ended, most American officials agreed that the best defense against the Soviet threat was a strategy called “containment.”

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.

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