Criticisms after Nixon's fall

Question 1

What did Nixon’s fall from power raise question about?

Answer 1

The stability of the US government and the possibility of a long-term agreement between the two superpowers

Question 2

What did Ford do when he became President following Watergate?

Answer 2

Appointed new advisors such as Donald Rumsfeld, who were more committed to strengthening the position of the US than to detente

Question 3

Why did the change of team in the US government alarm Soviets?

Answer 3

They could no longer count on US commitment to detente

Question 4

Why was the Soviet government concerned that the USA was still committed to fighting the Cold War?

Answer 4

USA was supporting anti-communist governments in the Third World, such as the Chilean government

Question 5

What did Berzhenev do in spit of SDoviet concerns?

Answer 5

Remained committed to detente, mentioning it favourably in his speech to the 1976 Party Congress