China Flashcards
Oct 1949
Mao won the civil war
American reaction to Mao winning the civil war/ significance
-Communism was expanding
-Defensive perimeter strategy is created by Trumans Secretary of State—> containment= globalised
-Truman was blamed for the loss of China
Soviet reaction to Mao winning civil war/ significance
-They now had a communist ally in Asia
Jan Feb 1950
-Sino-Soviet treaty of alliance was signed
-Stalin DID NOT want the treaty BUT signed after 2 months of negotiating
June 1950- July 1953
-Korean war dragged on because of Stalins unwillingness to reach a compromise
-Mao complained due to Soviets demanding payment for the materials they gave to the chinese
Soviet reaction/ significance to the Korean War
-Highlighted how cooperation between china and the ussr was not as strong as publicly believed
1954- Taiwan
-Mao wanted to test the USA’s commitment to Taiwan by shelling the islands of quemoy
-Eisenhower suggested nuclear weapons to be used if Taiwan were to be threatened
Soviet significance
-China is slowly becoming a pain for the ussr
US significance
-The USA is committed to defending Taiwan
1956- communist ‘split’
-Relations= damaged due to Krushchev’s secret speech + his policy of peaceful co-existence
USSR significance to the communist split
-Sino-Soviet relations were further deteriorating
-Mao saw krushchev’s actions as ideological heresy- betraying the communist belief
-Chinese saw themselves as ideologically purist
1957 Sputnik + Arms race
-Mao believed they could use the satellite as a tool to push the US to the brink
-He wasn’t afraid of nuclear war
Soviet significance to Sputnik + arms race
-Mao’s aggression towards the USA completely undermined peaceful coexistence
1957
China publicly humiliates the USSR at a conference of communist parties
1958
-Soviets visit china in hopes of de-escalating tension, BUT Mao accusing Soviets of betraying the communist movement
1958
Increase in tensions as Mao ordered the build up of troop manoeuvres after seeing US support for Taiwanese nationalists
-Mao backed down
1958
-‘Great Leap Forward’
-Mao no longer wants to be reliant on the USSR and wants to become independent
1959
-China experienced wide-spread famine
-Mao stepped down as state chairman of the PRC
-30 million Chinese died
June 1959 Soviets
-Soviets withdraw nuclear scientists in hopes that the Chinese wont be able to develop their own nuclear weapons
1964
-China detonated its first A-bomb
1962
-Sino-India war broke out on the Tibetan border between china and India
-Full scale fighting broke out on the 10th of Oct 1962 and ended with PRC victory 20th Nov
1962 Cuban missile crisis
-Mao publicly humiliates the USSR once again for Krushchev’s handling of the Cuban missile crisis
