Khrushchev - Sino soviet

Question 1

1957 – Mao’s Visit to Moscow

Answer 1

November 1957: Mao Zedong visits Moscow for the 40th Anniversary of the October Revolution. While outwardly cordial, underlying tensions persist.

Question 1

2nd Tawain strait crisis

Answer 1

August 23, 1958: China initiates intense shelling of Quemoy
470,000 shells

The USSR refuses to provide military assistance, straining relations.

Question 2

Great leap forward

Answer 2

Is Maos attempt to industiralis1958–1962

Death Toll -Estimated 15 to 45 million deaths (from famine, overwork, executions)
Over 26,000 People’s Communes
Mass famine (1959–1961): Known as the Great Chinese Famine; 15 million killed

Question 3

Kruschev crtcises Mao

Answer 3

September 1959 – 22nd Congress of the CPSU, Khrushchev visits Beijing
Khrushchev privately mocks Mao’s policies as delusional and chaotic.

October 17th 1961 – Nikita Khrushchev publicly criticized Mao Zedong’s policies, including the Great Leap Forward,

Question 4

Withdrawal of soviet specalists

Answer 4

July 1960
Khrushchev officially recalls all Soviet experts and technical aid from China (about 1,400 advisers).

Question 5

Trade disagreements

Answer 5

Post-1960: The USSR cut off favorable trade terms and raised prices on essential goods.- 12% higher

1963, bilateral trade had dropped by over 60%