Foreign Policy
Nixon's Detente
Description
Detente was a cooling down, or thaw, among America, Russia and China's arms' race (Detente). The United States and Russia could either slow their weapons production or continue the arms race, which, people feared could end in a devastating war (Detente, CNN). Nixon and Henry Kissinger worked secretly on Detente at summit meetings in Beijing and Moscow. President Gerald Ford signed on to Detente in Helsinki in 1975. (CNN, Detente).
President Involved
Richard M. Nixon
Gerald Ford
People involved:
Leonid Brezhnev, Moscow Communist Party Chief, wanted to relax tensions with America (CNN, Detente).
Willy Brandt, West German Chancellor, gave Brezhnev the idea for Detente.
President Richard M. Nixon and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger were the architects of the United States' plan for Detente.
President Gerald Ford took over the office after Nixon resigned and signed the treaty in 1975.
Foreign Policy
The U.S. Foreign policy of, reduction of arms and building better relations seem to contradict each other.
Event Resolved?
Detente was successful in the long run.
Rate the event: 1. Warlike. 2. Increased Tensions. 3. Neutral. 4. Decreased Tensions. 5. Peaceful.
Nixon's Trip to China 1972
Description
Nixon's trip to China was a step toward dealing with communist countries and opening the doors of communications. Since Mao Tse Tung took China's leadership role in the 1950s, the United States had argued that Taiwan's Nationalist government was representative of all of China. Nixon softened this notion, eased trade and became the first American President to visit Beijing.
President involved
Richard M. Nixon
People involved:
President Richard M. Nixon made the historical visit
Henry Kissinger was responsible for opening the doors to tals with China
Mao Tse Tung, the Chinese leader of godlike status who began to soften his communist views somewhat by the time of Nixon's visit.
Foreign Policy
Nixon's China visit was in-line with the Foreign Policy of building better relationships with communist countries.
Event Resolved?
Nixon's visit was somewhat successful in beginning to build a relationship
Rate the event: 5. Peaceful.
Nixon's Trip to China 1972
Description
SALT I was the treaty signed on May 26, 1972, at the end of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks in Moscow (SALT I, Wikipedia). The talks took place between the Soviet Union and the United States in order to come to an agreement on arms reduction.
President involved
Richard M. Nixon
People involved:
President Richard M. Nixon participated in the talks
Mao Tse Tung, leader of China who received Nixon into his country.
Foreign Policy
The signing of the SALT I Treaty was in-line with the Foreign Policy of building better relationships with communist countries.
Event Resolved?
SALT I gave way to SALT II and the talks were eventually successful
Rate the event:. 4. Decreased Tensions
Helsinki Accords of 1975
Description group of thirty-five representatives of thirty-five nations signed the Helsinki Accords as an agreement on human rights, in Helsinki, Finland. The Accord outlined fundamental freedoms and the States respect for these rights, regardless of the human's religion, race, sex or language. The Accord also bound nations to promote and encourage civil, political, economic, social and other rights which are part of human dignity. The Accord also recognized the Soviet Border which included the Baltic States (The Helsinki Accords). The third point was that the nations promised cooperation in regards to trade and cultural exchange.. Gerald Ford, Leonid Brezhnev and many other leaders met to sign the Final Act, which included three "baskets." The first declared European borders inviolable, codifying post-World War II European borders established in 1945. The second "basket" promised cooperation in trade and cultural exchange. The third guaranteed respect for fundamental human rights.
President involved
Gerald Ford
People involved:
Major signers of the accord included Gerald Ford, President of the United States and Leonid Breshnev, the Leonid Brezhnev, Moscow Communist Party Chief. The two signed the treaty to further the mission of Detente by creating friendly accords.
Foreign Policy
The Accord is in line with the mission of establishing better relationships between America and communist countries.
Event Resolved?
The event was successful because thirty-five nations signed the agreement.
Rate the event:. 5. Peaceful.
The Mayaguez Incident and Ford's Response
Description
The Mayaguez was a cargo ship that a Cambodian gunboat stopped about 60 miles off the mainland coast of Southeast Asia (about eight miles from Poulo Wai island in the Gulf of Siam. The incident took place a few weeks after the final scene in the Vietname war. Because of the loss of the war, America had lost credibility and President Gerald Ford saw the Mayaguez incident as a means for boosting America's credibility around the world. Gerald Ford decided to challenge the principle of
Kissinger's Diplomacy can be treated as a treatise on international relations at large for the bulk of the book: the remaining quarter of the book can be summarized as a justification for the choices he made during the years of the Nixon administration. One can view Kissinger's Diplomacy as a form of support of realism within the realm of international politics. The chapters of the book that were examined through this
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