Question

The visit to ________ by the US President Nixon in 1971 worried the Soviet Leaders.
A. Cuba
B. Afghanistan
C. The Soviet Union
D. China

Answer 1

Hint: The visit to this country led to the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations. The initiative was taken by Mao Zedong, the head of the Communist Party of the country.

Complete answer: The 37th President of the United States of America, Richard Milhous Nixon served from 1969 to 1974. He was a member of the Republican Party, from the state of California, he was chosen as a representative and then a senator.
The chairman of the Communist Party of China, Mao Zedong in 1971 invited the American table tennis players to China. Henry Kissinger, the National Security Advisor of the country, was sent by Richard Nixon for a meeting. It was announced in July 1971 by both the countries, China and the United States that Richard Nixon would visit China in February 1972. This visit worried the Soviet leaders.

While talking about the other options,
A. The US President, Richard Nixon never visited Cuba. But Fidel Castro on his eleven days visit to the United States met Richard Nixon in 1959. Nixon was then the serving Vice President of the country.
B. In 1953, Richard Nixon visited Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. It was an official diplomatic visit, he also met with aa native Afghans.
C. Followed by the visit of China, Richard Nixon and the First Lady of the United States or his wife visited the Soviet Union and met Leonid Brezhnev in May 1972.
Thus the correct option is D.

Note: From 1953 to 1961, he previously served as the 36th Vice President of the United States. Being the President of the United States, he ended the involvement of America in Vietnam in 1973.