Nixon Administrations - Foreign Issues
Foreign Issues
The world was a dangerous place when Nixon became president in 1969. The war still raged in Vietnam; China, the largest nation on earth, was still ruled by Communist revolutionaries led by Mao Tse-tung and was not favored by U.S. diplomatic recognition; and the Cold War with the Soviet Union showed no signs of abating.
Nixon was committed to peace. In fact he wanted to be the architect of a new and peaceful world. Hence, he devoted himself to three major foreign policy issues: ending the Vietnam War (1959–75), opening relations with China, and improving relations with the Soviet Union by inaugurating a dialogue on disarmament.
Although they were eventually overshadowed by the disgrace stemming from the Watergate scandal, Nixon's foreign policy achievements were remarkable. He ended the Vietnam War, opened relations with China, and at the same time provided a bit of a thaw in the Cold War with the Soviet...
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