Question

How did the Soviet Union respond to the normalization of relations between China and the United States?

A. Brezhnev invited Nixon to visit Moscow.
B. Soviet companies set up a thriving trade with China.
C. The Soviet Union cut off diplomatic relations with China.
D. The Soviet space program ended its collaboration with U.S. scientists.

Answer 1

A. Brehnev invited Nixon to visit Moscow.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A. As a response to the normalization of relations between China and the United States, Brezhnev invited Nixon to visit Moscow.

Step-by-step explanation:

When Nixon visited China in 1972, the Soviet Union saw this as a threat, since China was a direct rival in the socialist sphere, and a good relationship with the United States directly would pose a latent threat that could translate into an anti-Soviet coalition between the two. nations. For this reason, as a way of counteracting this relationship, Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet premier, invited President Nixon in May of the same year to visit Moscow, where among other things the SALT I treaty was signed.