. 3. Establishing a direct telephone line between Washington and Moscow 10 points

Negotiating a limited nuclear test-ban treaty • Selling surplus wheat to

the Soviet Union These actions by presidents John F. Kennedy and

Richard Nixon are examples of their attempts to

The correct answer is B) establish a peaceful coexistence with the Soviet Union.

The other options of the question were A) meet the Soviet Union's Cold War demands. C) support Soviet troops fighting against Afghanistan. D) weaken the military power of the Soviet Union.

Establishing a direct telephone line between Washington and Moscow, negotiating a limited nuclear test-ban treaty, and selling surplus wheat to the Soviet Union These actions by presidents John F. Kennedy and  Richard Nixon are examples of their attempts to establish a peaceful coexistence with the Soviet Union.

Both US presidents did that in order to establish a better relationship with its eternal enemy during the Cold War years: the Soviet Union. During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union competed in the arms race, the space race and have many problems because the Soviet Union tried to expand Communism in different countries, meanwhile, the United States tried to stop it using the foreign policy of containment.