Nixons Foreign Policy

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Nixons Foreign Policy

• 11.2 U.S. History

Ms. Ramos
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A. FP Goal

• Reduce Cold War tensions w/ communist
• Realpolitik- FP based on pwr
• Détente- ease CW tension

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B. Nixon wanted to improve relations w/ China

• Example of détente

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Why?

• Increase image in election year
• Stimulate trade in recession

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• US agreed to China replacing Taiwan in UN
  Security Council, 1971

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US recognized

• Chinas right to Taiwan
• US stop protect Taiwan
• Unification not to occur by force

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Nixon goes to ChinaMeets w/ Mao Feb 72

• Aim Soviets to be concerned re US-China
  alliance work on improve relations w/ US
• Playing the China Card

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C. US Soviet Union
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Soviet Union by 1969

• Reached nuclear parity
• Mutually Assured Destruction MAD
• Arms race
• and pointless-
• détente

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Détente China Card Nixon goes to Moscow May
1972

• SALT
• ABM Treaty

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Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)

• Ex of détente
• Limit on the number of long range ICBMs and SLBMs
  
• Set up for further reductions

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Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM)

• Prevents US USSR from defensive missile system

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• Nixon agree to sell 1bil of US grain to Soviets
• Needed for starving Soviets
• Helped Nixon w/ Midwest

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• China Soviet Union trips in early 1972. Why are
  these important?

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• ANS Election year