Development:Asia-China Flashcards
what is maoism?
chinese form of communism which stresses the importance of peasantry(different to stalinism)
when did the communists get the upper hand in the chinese communist revolution?
1949
when did Mao establish the PRC?
1st October 1949
why did the chinese communist revolution concern the west?
the country with the highest population and lots of natural resources was now communist and had overthrown capitalism in their country.
what did the chinese communist revolution represent for Truman?
the failure of his containment policy
when was the treaty of friendship signed?
February 1950
which countries recognised the communist government of the PRC in 1949?
the only major country was Stalin’s USSR.Other countries recognised the nationalist government who has retreated to Taiwan.
what did the US do to prevent communism from spreading to more of Asia?
put millions of dollars towards Taiwan and Japan to build up their economy and they refused to acknowledge the communist PRC.
Why did the US issue NSC-68?
in response to the chinese communist revolution and the soviets building a bomb
when was the NSC-68 issued?
September 1949
what was the NSC-68?
a secret document that repeated the USA’s commitment to containment and the allowance to spend more money on military which was issued to the military and secret services
what was the significance of the NSC-68?
showed that the USA was ready for war and that it perceived communism as a threat.
what happened to the chinese-soviet relationship after Stalin’s death?
began to break down
what were the ideological differences between the USSR and the PRC?
their interpretation of communism were different.Mao’s supporters were peasants but in the USSR,it was more urban factory workers
what did the west view the PRC as?
a gain for Stalin and a sign of failure for the containment policy
