Nixon - Foreign Policy
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Who was Kissinger
National security advisor, Secretary of state
What steps did Nixon use to improve relations with China
Rapprochement
What issue did Nixon and Kissinger exploit to increase trade with China
Sino-soviet tensions
When did Nixon visit China
February 1972
What technique did Nixon use to calm relations with the USSR
Détente
What was the focus of détente
Focus on peaceful negotiations and weapons limitations
When was SALT 1
November 1969 - May 1970
What treaties did the SALT 1 talks produce
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the Interim Treaty
What did the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty decide
Permanent restrictions on ABMs
What did the Interim Treaty decide
Restrictions of most critical missiles
When does Nixon visit the USSR
May 22nd 1972
What was the ‘Great Grain Robbery’
US loan to USSR allowed Russian grain buyers to buy up to about 25% of total American wheat crop in 1972 at bargain prices
When was Nixon’s campaign of bombing Cambodia
March 1969 - May 1970
What name did Nixon’s bombing of Cambodia have
Operation Menu
What did Operation Menu hope to achieve
Weaken supply routes
What was the ‘Madman theory’
The Nixon administration tried to convince other leaders that Nixon was irrational and volatile in hopes that it would prevent leaders provoking the US
What was Vietnamization
Process of removing US troops from Vietnam
When was the first troop withdrawal from Vietnam and how many soldiers were withdrawn
1972, 70,000 troops
By when had all Us troops returned home
End of 1973
When did Saigon fall to communists
April 30th 1975
When did Israel declare independence
1948
When was the Yom Kippur War
October 6th to 26th 1973
What happened during the Yom Kippur War
Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel killing thousands
What was the response of Arab nations after the US had supported Israel
Refused to sell oil to the US
When was the Allende coup
September 11th 1973
Who led the attack on the Presidential Palace that Allende escaped to
General Pinochet
What type of ruler was Pinochet
Dictator
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