History A-Level
Diplomatic isolation and integration
What Diplomatic isolation and integration means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Ping-pong diplomacy and the visits by Kissinger and Nixon broke China's diplomatic isolation, securing UN recognition and US alignment against the Soviets.
Topics that use Diplomatic isolation and integration
- 2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997 – The Cultural Revolution, 1966–1976 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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