<span>A. To unite all Arab countries under a single Pan-Arab state
After WWII, as western nations were gaining power, many Islamic leaders believed it would be better and they would be strong if all of the Arab states were united. </span>
President Nixon believed that normalizing relations with China would "b) drive a wedge between China and the <span>Soviet Union," which was a Cold War goal. </span><span />
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