The primary purpose of the Nixon­Kissinger policy of détente was to

a. check Soviet expansion and limit the Soviet arms buildup.
b. enlarge the influence of the United Nations.
c. guarantee the self-determination of the Third World.
d. elevate the international stature of America's European allies.


a

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a. Spanish Armenians. b. New England Puritans. c. Scottish Presbyterians. d. French Huguenots. e. the Dutch Reformed Church.

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Which of the following was never an important element in Hinduism?

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A. Manchuria; Taiwan B. Tibetan highlands; southwestern China C. Sinkiang; Nepal D. South India; Honshu E. Sakhalin; Kwantung

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