Questions 1-3 refer to the excerpt below.
"Détente is the name given to a period of improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union that began tentatively in 1971 and took
decisive form when President Richard M. Nixon visited the secretary-general of the Soviet Communist party, Leonid 1. Brezhnev, in Moscow, May 1972.
"Both countries stood to gain if trade could be increased and the danger of nuclear warfare reduced. In addition, Nixon - a candidate for reelection - was
under fire at home from those demanding social change, racial equality, and an end to the Vietnam War. The trip to Russia, like his historic trip to China a
few months earlier, permitted him to keep public attention focused on his foreign policy achievements rather than his domestic problems. Nixon's trip to
China had also heightened the Soviets' interest in détente; given the growing antagonism between Russia and China, Brezhnev had no wish to see his
most potent rivals close ranks against him."
Eric Foner and John A. Garraty, editors, Reader's Companion to American History, 1991
Which of the following best explains how Nixon's foreign policy was different from previous administrations?
He turned over his foreign policy to his national security advisers.
He was willing to use massive bombing to win a war.
He believed that the U.S. must prevent the spread of communism at all cost.
O He was the first president to visit communist countries.