Foreign Developments: Nixon with China and the New World Order Flashcards
(23 cards)
Which 2 prominent Communist nations were divided by the 1970s?
USSR, China
What event had got China to oppose the USSR further?
Prague Spring
What year did Nixon contact the Minister of China?
1971
What year did Nixon visit China?
1972
What was important about Nixon visiting China in 1972?
It was an election year
What year did the USA implement a trading block to China?
1950
What did the USA do with their Chinese trade block in 1971?
They lifted it
What were the American ping-pong invited to do in 1971?
Play in China
What was the event of the American ping-pong team going to China called?
Ping-pong diplomacy
What did China obtain in the United Nations in 1971?
They were given their position in the UN back
What agreement was signed including the USA and USSR in the 1970s?
Four-Power Treaty
What year was the Four-Power Treaty made?
1971
What did the 1971 Four-Power Treaty do with access to West Berlin?
The USSR would recognise European nations had control of West Berlin
What did the 1971 Fourt-Power Treaty do with what Western European nations would say?
Western European nations would say Berlin was not a part of West Germany
What order did Nixon try to create in the 1970s?
The New World Order
Name 3 prominent nations that would play a part in the New World Order
USA, USSR, China
What year was SALT 1?
1972
What is SALT short for?
Strategic Arms Limitations
What treaty was made with the USSR in 1969?
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
What did the 1969 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty do?
It limited construction of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
What year was the Arab-Israeli War?
1973
What did the Soviets want to do for the Arabs in the Arab-Israeli war?
Give aid to the Arabs
What did Nixon do to US nuclear missiles due to potential Soviet involvement in the Arab-Israeli war?
He put them on alert
