Section 5 Notes

Nixon’s Foreign Policy z Nixon’s Foreign Policy Flexible foreign policy Changed previous “us” vs. “them” policy Henry Kissinger -Nixon’s leading advisor on international affairs Realpolitik -based on concert goals

z Recognizing China U.S. would not acknowledge Communist China as a state Nixon saw relations with China as an economic opportunity Ping-Pong diplomacy, 1971 Kissinger & Zhou Enlai negotiate U.S. tourist start visiting China in 1973 1979 U.S. & China establish full diplomatic relations

Détente with the Soviet Union z Détente with the Soviet Union Nixon’s dealings with China prompt Soviet negotiations Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I) -placed limits on ballistic missiles -did not end the arms race but was a step forward Nixon adopts a more flexible approach to dealing with Communism Takes huge steps to ending the Cold War