Confrontation and Cooperation, 1964-72 Flashcards
1
Q
People’s Republic of China recognised by the UN
A
October 1971
2
Q
Gulf of Tonkin incident and Resolution passed in Congress
A
August 1964
3
Q
Tet Offensive in Vietnam War
A
January-February 1968
4
Q
Vietnam War extended to Cambodia
A
1970
5
Q
China successfully detonated atomic bomb
A
October 1964
7
Q
Border Disputes between China and Soviet Union
A
1969
8
Q
Prague Spring
A
May-August 1968
9
Q
SALT I ratified, beginning of detente
A
May 1972
10
Q
Arms limitation talks between US and USSR begin
A
1969
11
Q
South Vietnamese soldiers enter Laos
A
1971
12
Q
Vietnamisation process begins
A
1969
13
Q
Nixon visits China on a historic trip
A
February 1972
14
Q
Nixon elected president of USA
A
November 1968
14
Q
Brezhnev Doctrine announced
A
November 1968
15
Q
Khrushchev resigns; replaced by Leonid Brezhnev
A
October 1964
