Desalinisation and the relationship with China Flashcards
When did China become communist and who was their leader?
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1949- Mao ZeDong- ‘a new china has been born’
What was the soviet-chinese relationship like and how did the west view this?
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-unreliable but based on mutual communism
-Americans saw as a betrayal.
What was the sino- soviet agreement and how was this viewed by the west?
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-mutual defence +guarenteed aid for China (accepted soviet experts in rebuilding china- inc $300 loan)
-seen as a ‘worldwide conspirary’
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What happened in June 1950?
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-North Korea, soviets, chinese backing attack of south korea.
Who did the East view as the enemy in Korea?
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-America- a capitalist country- ‘help Korea down with American imperalism’
How many troops deployed + how many killed in Korea?
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1M, 500k killed.
Why did Mao feel strain with Stalin over the Korean war?
-believed russia would follow suit- Soviet forces, men, machinery +weapons.
-Stalin didn’t want open us conflict.
-Soviet involvement in Korea providing air support aircraft, weapons + munitions (charged Mao’s government full price).
Trusted in public + distrusted in private
What was being shown in propaganda chinese films?
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-good harvests + new industrial records
-Moscow peaking
How did Nixon respond to Korea conflict?
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-China cause all problems in Asia because of communism
-Already a millitary base on taiwan
Why was there a mutual defence treaty with the US in September 1954?
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-Tawian mutual defence treaty
-chinese communists tried to attack- US theaten nukes
What did Khruschev say to china following its attempted attack on tawian?
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‘war with imperialism no longer inevitable’
How did Mao respond to the secret speech?
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-felt it as a threat to his own leadership style due to his close relationship with Stalin.
-‘WE CAN DEAL WITH HIM AS WE SEE FIT’-K
-Mao wanted violent crackdown in hungary.
How did Mao see himself following destalinisation?
-the new leader of the world revolution.
What did China and Russia sign in 1957?
-defence accord
-agreeing to share new nuke technology (benefits china) to hold international standard.
What happened in 1958 between Khrushchev and Mao?
-meeting
-arrogance + distain by Khrushchev
-Mao refused to consider mutual defence projects
-Khrushchev pulls advisers out of china.
