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Digital History: Detente HandoutDigital History: Detente Handout
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Digital History
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9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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1430L
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Digital History: Detente

Curated by ACT

One of the most remarkable foreign policies of the 20th century, Nixon pursued detente in hopes of easing tensions with the Communist world.

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foreign policy, richard nixon

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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