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The plan of detente was to move away from open hostility (the Cold War) and improve relationships between the US and communist countries such as the USSR and China.

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President Nixon realized that detente would work only if what existed?

a balance of power


Who led American during the period detente?

Nixon


Which United States president was in office during detente with soviet union?

President Richard Nixon ended the detente with the soviets


Who was the spokesman for detente during Nixon administration?

Henry Kissinger


Which of the following did not happen during Nixon presidency?

detente did not happen presidency of Nixon


The first major achievement of the nixon-kissinger detente?

ABM and SALT


How did realpolitik lead Nixon and kissinger to detente with china and USSR?

it mad him mad


Who helped Nixon formulate the policy of detente?

Jimmy Carter


The primary purpose of president Richard Nixon's policy of detente was to?

The policy of detente, also known as the Nixon Doctrine, was created to relax tensions between the 2 superpowers, The Soviet Union and the United States. Detente is a spanish word meaning "relaxation of tensions."


Why were both the soviet union and china receptive to visits by President Nixon?

Nixon was trying to achieve detente with USSR and China. He offered them concessions if they would persuade Hanoi to end the Vietnam war.


Why did the united state switch from a policy of brinkmanship to detente?

Brinksmanship increased tensions, and eventually caused war. Nixon took office during war, and switched to detente.


How did President Nixon establish detente in the Soviet Union?

President Nixon had to pay a certain amount of money ($2.3million) in order to get the soviet union off his nuts