4.16 International relations, 1962-1966 Flashcards
when was china in war with india?
1962
how did the ussr help india in the 1962 war between china and india?
supplied with military aircraft and diplomatic support
what two stances did mao take on the cuban missile crisis? when was it?
1962
- mao criticised khrushchev as his decision to place missiles in cuba was reckless
- mao also said his withdrawal of missiles under USA pressure was seen as a surrender
what did krushchev do that angered mao in 1963?
agreed to nuclear test ban treaty with usa and britain
list the issues of sino-soviet relations after 1962
- cuban missile crisis
- nuclear test ban treaty
- border dispute over xinjiang
- interference in india-china war
- china’s rapid nuclear weapon development
what agreement was made over xinjiang in 1949? between whom?
prc and ussr to co-operate over xinjiang’s mineral wealth
what happened in xinjiang 1950-55?
soviet engineers and technicians drill for oil and mine metal ores working on co-op projects
how did xinjiang progress in 1955?
- join projects ended by chinese
- soviet experts withdrawn
what happened in xinjiang in 1962?
- 60,000 uighurs crossed into soviet tajikistan to escape famine
- chinese accused soviets of deliberately encouraging the migration to destabilise chinese control of xinjiang
what happened over xinjiang in 1964?
- ussr and prc to enter talks to solve border dispute
- both sides increased their military forces along the border
what did china think about the 1892 border treaty about xinjiang? did they have thoughts on other borders?
- saw it as unequal
- tajikistan historically belonged to china and should be returned
what agreement was signed with ussr in 1957?
soviet experts would help china to develop its nuclear weapons
when were soviet experts withdrawn from china? what did china to after?
1960, china set up secret bases in qinghai and ningxia
when was the first test explosion of a chinese atomic bomb?
1964
when was the first test explosion of a chinese hydrogen bomb?
1967q
how did the fact that china had not signed the nuclear test ban treaty in 1963 impact their nuclear testing?
they could test in the atmosphere
what was the ussr’s concern with china’s nuclear testing? how was this demonstrated in 1969?
china had upset the strategic balance in the world
- soviet leadership considering a nuclear strike against china
what did the beijing review call the atom bomb?
a paper tiger (threatening but ineffectual)
what did the bejing review say china’s intentions were with the atom bomb?
- to break the nuclear monopoly
- never to be the first to use a nuclear bomb
when was the agreement to end french colonial rule of vietnam? what was in this agreement?
1954
- divide vietnam into north and south
what was established in south vietnam, 1960?
national liberation front with objetive of reuniting two parts of country under communists
what were the vietcong?
guerrilla sighters of the NLF
where was president diem president of?
south vietnamese government
which side did the USA intervene on? how did they intervene?
president diem
- supplied army with south with arms
- provided military advisers
what was the gulf of tonkin incident? when?
1964, crash between american warship, aircraft and north vietnamese naval ship. led to us congress authorising president to increase american intervention
give an example of the usa’s extra commitment to the war after 1964
bomb targets in north vietnam, including capital hanoi
