The Carter Presidency

Question 3 • Fall 24 US History B IC

Which of the following best describes the connection between the United States, China, and the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I) agreement?

Answer

Nixon used the new US closeness to China to negotiate the agreement with the Soviet Union.

Brezhnev negotiated the treaty with the United States as part of an alliance against China.

Nixon used the new US closeness to the Soviet Union to negotiate the agreement with China.

Brezhnev negotiated the treaty with China as part of an alliance against the United States.

Explanation

Nixon’s opening to China improved the United States’ position in its negotiations with the Soviet Union. He used this diplomatic leverage as part of détente, leading to SALT I, which Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed in 1972. Thus, the agreement was negotiated with the Soviet Union, not China.

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