The Nixon Policy of Détente Was Partly in Response to

question 83

Multiple Choice

The Nixon policy of détente was partly in response to

• A) the Cuban missile crisis.
• B) the establishment of the Warsaw Pact.
• C) tensions between China and the USSR.
• D) Soviet perestroika.

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