The Moscow Summit led to an escalation of the Cold War.

Question

State whether the following statement are true or false with reasons. The Moscow Summit led to an escalation of the Cold War. Select the correct answer from above options

Answer 1

This statement is False. In 1972, President Nixon (USA) and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Soviet Union. Brezhnev met at Moscow. The summit signaled the beginning of the era of detente i.e. USA and USSR tried to reduce tensions of the Cold War