m 2 Flashcards
intro
Intro - Mao intended to expand China and restore it back to be a powerful nation in control of the East, but with the backdrop of the Cold War and fears of the Domino heory - as coined by Truman, this was interrupted, sending Mao into foreign endeavours he may not have intended to partake in.
AND GIVE HIERARCHY
PARA 1
TIBET
17 Pint agreement 23 May 1951 - control
Modernised region Modernised the region, built new roads and installed electriciety, land reform, rigorous in west.
Interference in all aspects of Tibetan life eg schooling, culture< destroyed monasteries.
5000 tibet troops surrendered afte the oct 7th 1950 invasion of Chambdo
40k Chinese to 8500 Tibetan
TIBET LoA
=> control exerted over Tibet allowed Mao to not jut be able to exploit the region, but to completely convert it to a communist state through the destruction of national idenity - strengthening his power and serving as a display of his power which could be used to argue that his foreign policy and international endeavours were a resounding success. Sincce Mao was able to simply destory their national identity adn culture, thereby converting it into a Chinese Communsit province…
Boosts mao’s public image as a storng military force with achievement
Fosters patriotism and bolsters intenational standing
Proves govt’s competence /?
PARA 2
KOREA
SURPRISE In less than 6 motnhs, 1/4 million PLA troops under Peng Duhai’s command moved into Korea
UNPREPARED- PVA 2 mil had to be sent in without armour etc
lost 180,000 pla overall
Trash compared to UN forces
FURTHERMORE
cost as much as 6.2 bil Yuan.
=ultimately + domestic
KOREA LoA
=> Mao was pressured into joining a war that was not in his best interests on a domestic and international scale - he was not prepared for such a war with a lifetime’s consequences, permanently exacerbating global tensions and further highlighting Chian as an enemy of such a large portion of the West. Although he was not defeated, he still sustained significant losses whihc conpletely interrupted his plans for a reformed Communist China - therefore showing that this was not RESOUDNIGN alothough it may have been a success.
Industrial resources set aside for domestic growth had to be diverted to the war effort and these material losses took a decade to make ip
PARA 3 good
USSR
=>+crucial economic assistance - most vital after a 20+ year period of instability. Plays a pivotal role in rebuilding a destroyed economy and establishing security.
70% of China’s industries were concentrated in the coastal area of the southeast - China needed funds to industrialise.
+this was in the form of railways, industrial infrastructure, recovery from destruction of war etc
PARA 3 BAD X2
USSR
economic - -USSR got rights to explot mineral deposits in Xinjiang for 14 years
-60 mil a ywa runtil 300 mil dollars
1% interest every year!!!!
390,000 tons of vital resources to the USSR which ultimately delayed their own domestic growth.
undermined Mao’s foreign inluence in manifesto as were indebted to USSR for 30 years.
Furthermore
-Eastern European countries promised to be ‘immediately given all available military and other assistance’ - whereas Mao gets ‘provide(d) all possible economic assistance’
CONC
CONC - this was not exactly a resounding success, this was the frist war that the USA did not win outright but it still had economic, social and international consequences inhibiting the CCP’s plans to reform Chian, for which theyd be indebted to USSR for a while - whcih was not exactly Mao’s plan ADD QUOTE.
Whilst Mao did experience successes in his endevours these were not compelte, resounding successes - leading me to largely disagree with this statement.
