Sino-Soviet confrontation Flashcards
When was Khrushchev’s second visit to China?
1959
10th Anniversary of the Chinese revolution
What happened during Khrushchev’s second visit to China?
No guard of honour on Khrushchev’s arrival
The leaders insulted each other at the meeting
Khrushchev made fun of the Chinese
Who won the race to the top of mount Everest and when?
China
May 1960
What happened in July 1960
Russian experts aiding china with the great leap forward withdrew
What did Mao do in 1963?
Publicised Khrushchev backing down in the Cuban Missile Crisis
What exchanges occurred between the two leaders?
1959 - Khrushchev publicly criticised Maos great leap forward
1960 - Mao called Khrushchev a revisionist
1964 - Mao called Khrushchev’s communism phoney
When was China’s first successfully nuclear weapons test?
1964
What happened in the Sino-Indian border dispute 1962?`
Khrushchev criticised China and backed India
sent India $800 million
What happened in the Sino-Indonesian border dispute 1959-1962?
Khrushchev backed Indonesia
When was Khrushchev replaced as leader and by who?
1964
Brezhnev
When did diplomatic and trading relations between USSR and china end?
1966
When was the Ussuri river crisis?
night of 1st march - 2nd march 1969
What island did the Ussuri river crisis occur on?
Damansky island
How many Chinese soldiers crossed the Ussuri river?
300
What did the USSR troops on the island find in the morning?
30 Chinese soldiers shouting Mao slogans
