History A-Level

Triangular diplomacy

What Triangular diplomacy means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.

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A strategy pursued by the US after the Sino-Soviet split, culminating in formal US-Chinese diplomatic recognition in 1979.

AQA · 2R The Cold War, c1945–1991 – The Brezhnev era, 1972–1985 (A-level only) (study guide)

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2R The Cold War, c1945–1991 – The Brezhnev era, 1972–1985 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)

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