History: Cold War Flashcards
when was the Taiwan straight crisis
1954-1955 and 1958
what compromise was found at the Taiwan straight crisis
at the end if the korean war, => Mao turned attention to taiwan and began shelling Quemoy
A compromise was found, Taiwan abandoned the Taschen islands to China but held on Matsu and Quemoy. The first Taiwan strait crisis was over.
why did the Taiwan straight crisis bring china + USSR together
when was the Sino soviet split
what were the reasons for the Sino soviet split
geopolitical reasons: USSR and China share long border, the USSR exploits the ressource in China (example: end of WW2, USSR still exploited resources in manchuria)
a lot of resentment
ideological reasons: Kruschev (Stalin’s successor)
Chinese isolation: China want to stand on its own two feet (vs. lean on one side or the other)
Albania/North Korea/Cambodia
when was “The Great Leap Forwards”
1958-1962:
how many people died in famines because of the Great leap forwards
what were the failures of the Great leap forwards
Liu …: “The … economic disaster was 30% fault of nature, …% human error”
Shaoqi;great; 70;
when was the cultural revolution
how many people were sent to the countryside for reductions during the cultural rev
when did Mao die
Mao’s quotes in his little … is very important
the Red …
red book;Guards
In February …, Mao was invited to Moscow where a treaty of alliance was signed. The USSR promised economic assistance to China and protection in case of war with Japan again.
However Mao was offended at this treatment. The treaty gave China … million in loans but was repayable. Mao had to recognise Soviet influence in outer Mongolia and influence in Manchuria
… later called it an “insult to the Chinese people”. Despite this, the USSR sent over … advisors to the PRC and helped construct over 200 industrial projects.
1950; 300$;Khrushchev ;20,000
13th parallel
In November 1950, the … of the PRC invaded North Korea in an attempt to push back American-led UN forces which threatened to wipe out the North Koreans
During the war, over 1 million Chinese troops fought, with over …. casualties. Even Mao’s son was killed and China had to pay back to the USSR … billion in weapons it had supplied to China
There were even suggestions that Stalin deliberately prevented an early armistice in order to exhaust the Chinese. The armistice came quickly after Stalin’s …!
Red army;700,000;1,35;death
After Stalin’s death in 1953, the Soviet Union was ruled by …, Khrutshev and Bulganin. Tensions eased as the USSR began to supply China with loans and technology
However by …, Nikita Khrutshev had become the de facto leader of the USSR. IN February, he gave a speech criticising the …. of Stalin and his crimes, suggesting Stalin had “put himself above the party”
Mao interpreted this as an attack on himself too as he ruled China in a similar way to Stalin. This increased tensions between the two.
Melenkov;1956;personality cult
when was Stalin’s death
This indirectly led to protests across Eastern Europe as many people believed Khrutshev was promising greeter freedoms. An uprising in Hungary in November … was violently crushed
1956
what was Mao angry at after the protests in Eastern Europe?
Mao was angered by the failure of the URSS to control “reactionary forces” and for allowing protests with the USSR
In November …, Khrushchev convened a special … in Moscow to celebrate 40th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution and to try and resolve differences
1957;Meeting of World Communist Parties
Mao warns Moscow to abandon “revisionism”. what is that?
In a series of speeches, Deng … demolished the soviet speaker, Mikhail …, by arguing that world revolution was only possible through armed struggle. This angered and humiliated Moscow.
Xiaoping; Suslov;
what was the main idea taken from the Moscow conference in 1957?
It was clear from 1957 Moscow Conference that Mao was attempting to challenge the USSR for leadership of the international communist movement
In an attempt to improve these relations, Khrutschev visited Beijing in July …. Mao took his chance to humiliate Khrushchev further by arranging meetings in his …! he was also but in a hotel with no air conditioning
1958;swimming pool
