Question

Which statement best explains the eventual outcome of the Nixon administration's policy of détente toward the Soviet

Union?




A.)The US and Soviet Union decided to form an alliance against China


B.)The US and Soviet Union agreed to work together to reduce world tension


C.)The US and Soviet Union continued to reduce their stocks of nuclear weapons.


D.)The US and Soviet Union retumed to competition rather than cooperation to gain power,

Martina

Answer 1

The answer is D: The US and Soviet Union returned to competition rather than cooperation to gain power

Step-by-step explanation:

Détente means "an ending of unfriendly or hostile relations between countries,". The breakdown in détente efforts was caused by miscommunications of what the word détente actually meant. The breakdown was also caused by the two countries having unrealistic expectations of what the other country needed to do to end the Cold War. These led to the further competition between the United States and the Soviet Union, when it was originally meant to unify them.

Answer 2

D

Step-by-step explanation: