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Nixon’s Visit to China-
Feb. 21, 1972
                      China gets da bomb in 64!
                           US afraid that USSR might take
                            over China
                      Détente- an easing of tensions
                       w/ communist nations
                           Nixon relaxes trade restrictions
                            and pulls 7th fleet
                           Reopens trade talks w/ China
                           Nixon lifted restrictions on
                            travel to China
                           April 1971-US sends Ping Pong
                            team
                           UN expels Taiwan & accepts Red
                            China
Why did Nixon go?
1. Markets-Needed to trade with China to help the
 economy
2. Nukes-We wanted China to sign a non-
 proliferation treaty
3. Vietnam-We wanted help in ending the war.
4. Political Move-1972 was an election year!
5. Play the Soviets and the Chinese off one another. –
 Triangular Diplomacy
Triangular Diplomacy
Playing one side off of
  another so that in the end
  the country that benefits the
  most is the US!
Nixon’s Visit to USSR-
May 22, 1972
                    New Russian Leader
                          Leonid Brezhnev
                          Admitted that USSR
                          economy was struggling, too
                          big of a focus on nukes!
                              US/USSR spending $50
                               million a day on Nukes!
                          Brezhnev Doctrine-USSR
                          troops could intervene and
                          put down revolutions where
                          communism already existed
Why did Nixon go?
1. Markets-Needed to trade with USSR to help the
 economy
2. Nukes-USSR were catching up in the number of
 nuclear weapons. (Containment)
3. Vietnam-We wanted help in ending the war.
4. Political Move-1972 was an election year!
5. Play the Soviets and the Chinese off one another. –
 Triangular Diplomacy
SALT Treaty (Strategic Arms Limitation
 Treaty)- May 26, 1972
 I. Nukes
    Puts limits on Nukes
    US-1607, USSR-858
    Subs: US-740, USSR-656
 II. Defensive missile systems
    No construction of these systems-
     might make MAD theory irrelevant
 III. USSR renounced Brezhnev
  Doctrine
 IV. US would increase economic
  trade for good behavior
    Grain sales-25% of US wheat to
     USSR
The Middle East
                  Nixon believed that the
                   Middle East had become a
                   “powder keg!”
                  Goals since WWII
                      Ensure US oil supply
                      Contain USSR
                      Protect Israel from harm
6 Day War-
 June 1967
Israel attacked Egypt and Syria
  when Egypt removed UN force
  from Sinai
    1956 Suez Crisis
Results:
   Captured West Bank from
    Jordan,
   Golan Heights from Syria
   Gaza Strip & Sinai Peninsula
    from Egypt
   In response, US sent 50 F4
    fighters to Israel
   US used the hotline for the
    first time as well
Yom Kippur War-October 6, 1973
                 Holiest day in the Jewish
                  calendar
                 Egypt and Syria attack Israel
                  and retake the land lost in
                  the 6 day war within 48
                  hours
                 After 2 weeks, Israelis pushed
                  the Arab countries out and
                  reclaimed their lands
                 Nixon rushed $2 billion to
                  Israel in aid & F4 planes
Yom Kippur War-October 6, 1973
                 Holiest day in the Jewish
                  calendar
                 Egypt and Syria attack Israel
                  and retake the land lost in
                  the 6 day war within 48
                  hours
                 After 2 weeks, Israelis pushed
                  the Arab countries out and
                  reclaimed their lands
                 Nixon rushed $2 billion to
                  Israel in aid & F4 planes

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Nixon day 2

  • 1. Nixon’s Visit to China- Feb. 21, 1972  China gets da bomb in 64!  US afraid that USSR might take over China  Détente- an easing of tensions w/ communist nations  Nixon relaxes trade restrictions and pulls 7th fleet  Reopens trade talks w/ China  Nixon lifted restrictions on travel to China  April 1971-US sends Ping Pong team  UN expels Taiwan & accepts Red China
  • 2. Why did Nixon go? 1. Markets-Needed to trade with China to help the economy 2. Nukes-We wanted China to sign a non- proliferation treaty 3. Vietnam-We wanted help in ending the war. 4. Political Move-1972 was an election year! 5. Play the Soviets and the Chinese off one another. – Triangular Diplomacy
  • 3. Triangular Diplomacy Playing one side off of another so that in the end the country that benefits the most is the US!
  • 4. Nixon’s Visit to USSR- May 22, 1972 New Russian Leader  Leonid Brezhnev  Admitted that USSR economy was struggling, too big of a focus on nukes!  US/USSR spending $50 million a day on Nukes!  Brezhnev Doctrine-USSR troops could intervene and put down revolutions where communism already existed
  • 5. Why did Nixon go? 1. Markets-Needed to trade with USSR to help the economy 2. Nukes-USSR were catching up in the number of nuclear weapons. (Containment) 3. Vietnam-We wanted help in ending the war. 4. Political Move-1972 was an election year! 5. Play the Soviets and the Chinese off one another. – Triangular Diplomacy
  • 6. SALT Treaty (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty)- May 26, 1972  I. Nukes  Puts limits on Nukes  US-1607, USSR-858  Subs: US-740, USSR-656  II. Defensive missile systems  No construction of these systems- might make MAD theory irrelevant  III. USSR renounced Brezhnev Doctrine  IV. US would increase economic trade for good behavior  Grain sales-25% of US wheat to USSR
  • 7. The Middle East Nixon believed that the Middle East had become a “powder keg!” Goals since WWII  Ensure US oil supply  Contain USSR  Protect Israel from harm
  • 8. 6 Day War- June 1967 Israel attacked Egypt and Syria when Egypt removed UN force from Sinai  1956 Suez Crisis Results:  Captured West Bank from Jordan,  Golan Heights from Syria  Gaza Strip & Sinai Peninsula from Egypt  In response, US sent 50 F4 fighters to Israel  US used the hotline for the first time as well
  • 9. Yom Kippur War-October 6, 1973 Holiest day in the Jewish calendar Egypt and Syria attack Israel and retake the land lost in the 6 day war within 48 hours After 2 weeks, Israelis pushed the Arab countries out and reclaimed their lands Nixon rushed $2 billion to Israel in aid & F4 planes
  • 10. Yom Kippur War-October 6, 1973 Holiest day in the Jewish calendar Egypt and Syria attack Israel and retake the land lost in the 6 day war within 48 hours After 2 weeks, Israelis pushed the Arab countries out and reclaimed their lands Nixon rushed $2 billion to Israel in aid & F4 planes