Nixon's foreign policy

GERMANY

Who was the chancellor of West Germany from 1969-74?

Willy Brandt

Name of his foreign policy towards East Germany

Ostpolitik

What was the principle of Ostpolitik?

détente

Who was worried that Brand would legitimize the existence of communist nations and weaken the West?

Nixon and Kissinger

What did Brandt sign when he went to Moscow?

Moscow Accords

What other country did Brandt visit in an effort to improve relations with them?

Poland

CHINA

In an effort to reverse Cold War precedent, Nixon referred to China by its official name, which is _____

People’s Republic of China

Informal name of Nixon’s policy of rapprochement towards China (American table tennis team was invited to China)

Ping-pong policy

The United Nations voted to seat the PRC delegation and replace who?

Taiwan

When did Nixon visit China?

February 1972

Name of the PRC Premier

Zhou Enlai

Name of the document the two governments negotiated

Shanghai Communiqué

USSR

When did Nixon visit Moscow?

May 1972

Nixon was the first American President to enter which building?

Kremlin

Name of this meeting

Moscow Summit

Which agreement was signed on arms control negotiations?

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)

Who was the principal leader of the USSR at the time?

Brezhnev

What did Nixon call this new era of détente with the Soviet Union?

Mutually Agreed Restraint (on arms limitations)