The significance of the war for Sino-Soviet relations

Question 1

How did the Korean War consolidate the Sino-Soviet friendship? 3

Answer 1

Huge cost of war increased China’s dependence on the USSR
USSR refused to join the war as China’s ally, but agreed to sell China advance military hardware
China turned to the USSR for aid, to help rebuild their war-shattered economy

Question 2

What did Stalin acknowledge about China after the war?

Answer 2

They had played a crucial role in acting as a buffer between UN troops and the Soviet border

Question 3

For Russia, what had the war proved?

Answer 3

China’s worth as an ally

Question 4

In the 1953 and 1954 Sino-Soviet agreements, what did the USSR agree to? 4

Answer 4

A significant package of aid for China’s first Five-Year Plan, including a bigger loan than had been agreed in 1950
Help China build power plants
Hand over the Lushan naval base to China, located on the border between the two countries
Increase trade with China

Question 5

What were problems with Stalin and Mao’s relationship?

Answer 5

Ideological issues
Mao had never been Stalin’s choice as leader of communism in China
Difficult relationship between the two leaders

Question 6

Give an example of strong distrust between Mao and Stalin in 1949?

Answer 6

1949, Mao travelled to Moscow by train, fearing that Stalin would arrange a plane crash if he travelled by air