U.S.Top. 12.5 Nixon

Nixon visited the Peoples Republic of China to establish __________ relations.

• foreign

• domestic

• diplomatic

• allies

This French word means "an easing of tensions"

• guerre

• detente

• amour

• deja vu

Nixon and the Soviet Union signed SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty) to

• make the United States military stronger

• establish diplomatic relations

• limit the race for oil production

• limit the arms race

What was the significance of President Nixon's visit to Communist China in 1972?

• it led to reunification of Taiwan with Communist China

• it persuaded Chinese leaders to introduce capitalism into the marketplace

• it showed that the Cold War between the "Free World" and Communism was over

• it opened the way for China's entry into the United Nations and trade with the United States

Nixon's secret plan to get the US out of vietnam slowly, while replacing American troops with the S. Vietnamese Army was called...?

• Vietnamization
• Detente
• Containment
• the Domino Theory

Salt stands for 

• Strategic Arms Limitation Talks 
• Secondary Army Life Treaty 
• Selective Army Limitation Treaty
• Strategic Allied Limitation Treaty

What communist nations did president Nixon extend relations to during his Administration?

• Cuba
• China
• Soviet Union
• Both China and Soviet Union

Which is an example of detente'?

• building the Berlin Wall
• blockade of Cuba by the US
• Soviet invasion of Afganistan
• Nixon's visit to the Soviet Union

Which of the following presidents improved relations with the Soviet Union by visiting and signing arms limitations agreements?

• Eisenhower
• Nixon
• Kennedy
• Carter

One action that influenced the US-Soviet signing of the SALT I treaty in 1972 was President Nixon's

• opening of diplomatic relations with China
• involvement in the Watergate scandal
• support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War
• withdrawal of military forces from Vietnam