What did the SALT I agreement do?
A) It arranged for the Soviet Union's purchase of at least 750 million in American grain over a three-year period.
B) It brought about the end of the OPEC oil embargo.
C) It called for a phased withdrawal of American missiles and troops in Europe, in exchange for a comparable Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan.
D) It banned all chemical and biological weapons.
E) It froze each side's offensive nuclear missiles for five years.
Question 2
Which of the following statements correctly summarizes Richard Nixon's foreign policy toward the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China?
A) He opened up new initiatives with the Soviet Union in an effort to isolate the People's Republic, capitalizing on the Sino-Soviet split.
B) He listened to his hard-line anticommunist advisers and initiated a new and more hostile era of the Cold War against both powers.
C) He capitalized on their widening split by playing one power off against the other.
D) He attempted to improve relations with each country by offering to pull out of Vietnam.
E) He had ICBM missile bases built around the globe, within striking range of both t he Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China.
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