Relations with USSR (1949-1973) Flashcards
What did the USSR hope for when the Chinese Communist Party won?
To have an ally in worldwide communist revolution
What did Mao initially view the USSR as?
The world Communist movement – model for development
When was the 20 year Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance signed?
14 February 1950
What did the Sino-Soviet Treaty state?
USSR would grant a large learn to China – rebuild economy after the Chinese Civil War
What else would the USSR supply?
Industrial technicians and industrial support
When was the North Korean War?
1950 to 1953
Who backed the North Koreans in the war?
USSR and China
How was North Korea backed?
USSR: weapons
China: Extensive military presence
What strengthened the ties between the two communist states?
Supporting North Korea
Why did the relationship between Stalin and Mao worsen?
Growing power struggle
What frustrated Stalin with the power struggle?
He couldn’t control China like Satellite States
What frustrated Mao with the power struggle?
Wanted to be more powerful than USSR
When did Khrushchev become the leader of the USSR?
1953 - Stalin’s death
Why did Khrushchev make a policy to improve relationship between communist and capitalist countries?
Dangers of nuclear war
What was the policy known as?
Policy of “peaceful co-existence”
What did Mao not approve of the policy of “peaceful co-existence”?
With capitalist countries
How did Mao believe communism should be spread?
Marxist vision
What did Mao call Khrushchev?
Revisionist
What did Khrushchev call Mao?
Traitor
When was the Second Taiwan Strait?
1958
Who backed who in the Second Taiwan Strait?
USSR + China
Taiwan + USA
What did Khrushchev become concerned with during the Second Taiwan Strait?
Mao’s lack of caution
How did the USSR assist China between 1954 and 1960?
Develop nuclear energy
What did the USSR refuse to show China?
How to make an atomic bomb
What did Mao believe the Great Leap Forward was doing?
Use of plentiful labour of Chinese peasants
What did Khrushchev accuse Mao of with the Great Leap Forward?
Wasting Soviet aid
When was soviet aid cancelled?
1960
In 1962 who did the USSR back in war?
Back India in war with China
Why was India and China having a war?
Over territory
In 1963 did China accuse the USSR of?
Colluding with the West
How did the USSR collude with the West?
Signing the Limited Test Ban Treaty - USA, UK
What was the Limited Test Ban Treaty designed for?
Reduce nuclear testing
What is the Sino-Soviet Split?
Breakdown between China and USSR relationship in early 1960s
When was the Indo-Pakistani War?
1965
Who was supported during the Indo-Pakistani War?
China and USSR supported oppositions
When were anti-Soviet Demonstrations in China?
1967
What happened during the anti-Soviet Demonstrations in China?
USSR removed diplomatic staff
Why did China breakoff relations with North Vietnam?
China forced the North Vietnamese government to choose between China and the USSR. They chose the USSR – provided more aid
When did China force the North Vietnamese government?
October 1968
What happened in 1969 for both China and the USSR?
Involved in military conflicts along there she bola – deaths occurring on both side
What was part of the Sino Soviet border that China demanded?
Control of Damansky/Zhenbao Island on Ussuri River
Did China receive what they had demanded?
The USSR agreed to hand it over – relation to remain poor
When was the Sino-Soviet treaty expired?
1970
What is the Sino-Soviet treaty renewed?
It was not renewed
When did China begin to compete with the USSR for influence in Africa?
1970
How did China gain influence in Africa?
Building the Tandem Railway
How did China invite the President of the USA to visit?
In 1972 they embark on a new foreign policy strategy
What was the main issue of tension between the USSR and China?
Who is the real leader of the communist world
When was the world Communist conference?
In Moscow in 1960
What did cutting off all 8 to China result in?
Many Communist parties dividing into pro-Soviet union or pro Chinese factions
What was a factor in Khrushchev we can in position in the USSR?
Public arguments and disharmony – four from power in 1964
What would have led to the control of the Cold War being in the Communist bloc?
If you think are how China deliver atomic bombs and to set up a joint naval base in the Pacific
