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What US president opened china to us trade and began a period of detente wit soviet union?
Richard Nixon
Which United States president was in office during detente with soviet union?
President Richard Nixon ended the detente with the soviets
President Nixon realized that detente would work only if what existed?
a balance of power
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
SALT and president Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China were all facets of the policy of?
detente
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."
Which president started détente?
Richard Nixon was president from 1969-1974, therefore beginning detente with the Soviet Union (USSR) and China. Detente lasted from 1972-1979, ending when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. Detente was marked by SALT I and II (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty) and space cooperation.
Who did president Nixon's approach to easing tensions between the US and other nations?
President Nixons effort to ease Cold War tensions was known as the Detente.
What president uses the policy detente?
Detente' is actually a form of peaceful coexistence. It was pursued by all the US presidents after the death of Stalin. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev was a proponent of this policy as well.
Who led American during the period detente?
Nixon
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.
What Soviet leader worked with Nixon on a policy of detente?
There were two different leaders during that time. Nikita Khruschev was leader when Nixon became president in 1969. He died in 1971 and was succeeded by Leonid Brezhnev, who was there for the rest of Nixon's term.
