talked about semester test questions, then continued with presentations.
1970's peace attempts
the detent-french for relaxation
reasons for detente
china-didn't want to be isolated, fearful of US, small amount of weapons, didn't want to make relations worse with the USSR
soviet union-bad relations with china, bad living conditions, put money for home supplies into $ for weapons
US recovering from Vietnam, running out of money, needed better way to contain communism.
SALT I- strategic arms limitation talks. goal=limit number of nuclear weapons. there was also a SALT II
Nixon's Visit to China
very random visit to China.
stayed about a week, ended in frienship with Medong
Pakistan president sorta was like a go between for Nixon
the chinese said they would "think about it"
Henry Kissinger-nixon's national security advisor
talks were held in Bejing
talks were about: control of Vietnam, US being at war with N. Vietnam (one of China's allies-> wanted us to pull out of the war), Chinese friendship with the USSR, they were scared of the Soviet Union and didn't want the US to hate them too. US and Chinese recognized USSR as a threat (good for US), Chinese wanted Taiwan back,
talks really helped our relations with China.
These talks raised Nixon's approval ratings
main objective-prevent nuclear war.
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