Sino-Soviet Relations Flashcards
What country remained in the Soviet sphere of influence?
Mongolia
How many Chinese died at the Korean War?
900,000
Whats the term for Mao’s aim?
Proleterian internationalism
What are the three themes for sino-soviet split?
Ideological differences
National Interests.
Personal rivalries
Ideological Differences: What three things were criticised by Mao?
Khruschevs peaceful coexistence
De-Stalinization
The privileged elite that was developing in the SU
Ideological Differences: What two things did Khrushchev criticise of Mao?
The great leap forward
Splitting the communist movement
personal rivalries: What did Mao believe about Khrushchev?
That he was weak and that Mao himself was above him
Personal personal rivalries: Khrushchev quote:
The Chinese people are not like us
Personal rivalries - What were Khrushchev and Mao competing for?
both Khrushchev and Mao battled to be the leader of the World communist movement
Ideological Differences: Khrushchev quote
Conflict with the Chinese is inevitable
Ideological Differences: Mao quote
“Different roads to socialism”
National Interests: What country remained in the Soviet sphere of influence?
Mongolia
National Interests: What made Mao create “Active Defence”
Invasion of Czechoslovakia 1968
National Interests: Example of Conflict
USSURI RIVER 1969
National Interests: What wouldn’t the US give China
Nuclear secrets.
