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Was a wise political move for Nixon to visit communist china ns the soviet union?
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∙ 14y ago
He had an agenda. And he carried it out. Those visits were to ensure Red China and the USSR "didn't panic" when Tricky Dick (his nickname back in those days) blasted Hanoi with B52s during operations Linebacker and Linebacker II. These two bombing campaigns were a prelude to his withdrawal moves.
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Who was the first president to vistit communist china?
Nixon
How did the Soviet Unions foreign policy goal contradict one another?
The political expediency of the Soviet Unions initiated a dual policy of support for both the KMT and the Communist Party of China.
How did soviet unions foreign policy goals contradict one another?
The political expediency of the Soviet Unions initiated a dual policy of support for both the KMT and the Communist Party of China.
What did Henry Kissinger and Nixon believe was the best way to ease tensions with the Soviet Union and avoid a nuclear war with them?
ease tensions with communist China by extending the hand of friendship
Which communist nation became a rival of the soviet union for territory?
China
President Nixon was able to achieve détente a reduction of tension with which two Communist nations?
China and the Soviet Union
How did Richard Nixon put the philosophy of realpolitik into action?
Nixon's diplomacy with China is an example of Realpolitick. Though Nixon disagreed with the communist ideology, he still worked with China to pragmatically develop a beneficial relationship.
Who was the first president to vistit communist china?
Nixon
How did the Soviet Unions foreign policy goal contradict one another?
The political expediency of the Soviet Unions initiated a dual policy of support for both the KMT and the Communist Party of China.
How did soviet unions foreign policy goals contradict one another?
The political expediency of the Soviet Unions initiated a dual policy of support for both the KMT and the Communist Party of China.
What did Henry Kissinger and Nixon believe was the best way to ease tensions with the Soviet Union and avoid a nuclear war with them?
ease tensions with communist China by extending the hand of friendship
Which communist nation became a rival of the soviet union for territory?
China
The first american president to visit communist china was?
Richard Nixon.
How was Nixon recognizing the peoples republic of china a shift in US policy?
The USA had not recognized Communist China since it won the Revolution in the 1940s. For Republican President Richard Nixon to go to China, meant that the USA finally accepted that the government in Beijing was legitimate and not going away. The USA also used Communist China and the Soviet Union to help it withdraw from South Vietnam in January 1973 and end it's involvement in the Vietnam War.
What communist nations did Nixon make historic visits to?
china was the main one
Who was the first U.S. president to travel to communist China and Moscow?
Richard Nixon
What was President Nixon first to?
Use Communist China's official name in public
