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Sino-Soviet Relations Flashcards

1
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When did China become Communist?

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Oct 1949

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What was Mao & Stalin’s relationship like?

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Mao regarded Stalin as the Father of Communism

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When was the Treaty of Friendship?

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February 1950

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Outline 3 key agreements of the treaty

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1) Military alliance
2) Mutual Assistance - sharing trade & knowledge
3) Friendship - the USSR granted aid to China

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How much was the loan the USSR gave China?

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$300 MILLION

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What was the impact of the Treaty of Friendship on China?

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1) China became economically modernised
2) 6 fold increase in Sino-Soviet Trade 1950-1956
3) 1956 - 60% of Chinese trade conducted with the USSR
4) 38000 chinese workers were given vocational training

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In 1949 did the USA have a strategic interest in China?

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No - AUgust 5th 1949 it was confirmed by the USA

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What did Dean Acheson state in 1950?

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January 1950 - no plans to offer military protection to Korea or Taiwan from communism

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What debate was created by the China Lobby in the USA?

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They blamed Truman for the loss of China

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Outline USA support in Taiwan

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US provided military support for Taiwan during the 17th Fleet to prevent Chinese invasion

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11
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Who initiated US Taiwan intervention?

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Truman

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12
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How did the USA support the Philippines?

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Melby agreed to support Philippines against Communism

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How did the USA support France?

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Offer financial to support for French to fight against Communists

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When was the Korean War?

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June 1950

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15
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What was Stalin’s role in the Korean War

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A very little role in the Korean war taking a back seat

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16
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How many troops did China send?

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270000

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17
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What was China’s role in the Korean War

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Supplied troops

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18
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What did the Korean War do to China?

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Drained China’s financial resources & made them dependant on SU

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What did the Korean War demonstrate about the China?

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They had the courage & expertise persuading USSR that they were a useful ally

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What did the Korean War do?

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Consolidate Sino-Soviet relations

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21
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What aid followed the Korean War for China from USSR?

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Package of aid for China’s first 5 year plan
Helped China build power plants
Lushan Naval base handed to CHina
Increased trade with China

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22
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When was the Taiwan Crisis?

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1954-1955

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23
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When did Mao bomb Taiwan?

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1954

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24
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What did the US & Taiwan sign?

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The Mutual Defence Treaty December 1954

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25
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What did the Mutual Defence Treaty state?

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The US would defend Taiwan against Chinese or Soviet attack

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26
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Why did China want Taiwan?

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Concerned that US would use Taiwan as base

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27
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What did Mao want?

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To unite China under communism

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28
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What did Khrushchev publicly state?

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They would retaliate if China was attacked by US

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29
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What did Khrushchev make clear in private?

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He did not want to be involved in Taiwan Crisis

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30
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Why was the Soviet response significant?

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it showed that the USSR were unwilling to help China achieve their military goals & Khrushchev worried that mao’s ill foreign policy could lead to NUCLEAR WAR.

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31
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When was the 2nd Taiwan Crisis?

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1958

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32
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What did the US provide Taiwan with?

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Matador Missile

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33
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Where did Mao bombard to up pressure?

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Quemoy & Matsu

34
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Why was China forced to back down?

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Due to lack of support from the SU

35
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Why was their personal mistrust between Mao & Khrushchev?

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Mao had little respect for Khrushchev after his secret speech in 1956 believing he was nothing more than a timid bureaucrat

36
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What did Mao argue?

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That Khrushchev was a dangerous revisionist

37
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Why were the SU and China divided over nuclear arms?

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Mao was willing to see half the world die in order to advance communism

38
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What did Mao view Khrushchev’s commitment to Peaceful Coexistence as?

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Betraying communism

39
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Why did Khrushchev refuse to help China with Nuclear Arms?

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He was horrified by Mao’s willingness to use nuclear weapons

40
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What did Khrushchev offer as an alternative?

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A radio which could monitor US submarines

41
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How did Mao take this gesture?

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Patronising believing it was a cat & mouse relationship on the SU’s part

42
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What did Mao introduce in 1958?

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The Great Leap Forward

43
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What did the Great Leap Forward do?

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It rejected USSR’s model of economic development

44
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Why was the Great Leap Forward a rejection of USSR’s economic model?

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USSR- focussed on the working class
CHINA - focus on the peasants
45
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What did Mao set out to do in August 1958?

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To deliberately humiliate Khrushchev on his first visit to China

46
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How did Mao intend to humiliate Khrushchev?

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Swimming pool photo shoot - when he knew Khrushchev could not swim

47
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When did Khrushchev visit China again?

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1959

48
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What happened at Khrushchev’s 2nd visit to China?

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No honor guard was presented no microphone - Mao & Khrushchev openly cursed each other & Khrushchev rhymed Chinese names with Russian obscenities which outraged Mao

49
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What happened in May 1960

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China beat USSR to Mount Everest

50
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How did the USA respond to building tensions?

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The USA were still ignorant to building tensions between the USSR and China

51
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What did Khrushchev do in July 1960

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Withdrew Russian experts helping on the Great Leap Forward

52
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What did Mao do in 1963?

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Mao announced that Khrushchev backed down to the Cuban Missile Crisis

53
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What did Khrushchev do in 1959?

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Publicly criticised the Great Leap Forward

54
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What were the ideological differences between Mao & Khrushchev?

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K - Class struggle was over in the USSR

M- New type of Communism focussed on personal interests

55
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What did Mao describe Khrushchev’s communism as?

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Phoney

56
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What did the Sino-Indian Border Conflict in 1962 expose?

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Divisions between USSR & China

57
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What did Khrushchev do to his ally?

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Publicly criticise him over the involvement stating that the dispute should have been settled peacefully

58
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What did Khrushchev do for India?

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Signalled support by providing $800 million worth of aid

59
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Who else did Khrushchev also back?

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Indonesia during Sino-Indonesian disputes by sending military aid

60
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What happened in 1964 in China

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They tested their first nuclear weapon

61
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What did Brezhnev attempt to do?

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Create a relationship between USSR & China

62
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What did Mao launch in 1965

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Cultural Revolution

63
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What did Mao refer to the US and USSR as?

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Global cities whereas CHina was the global countryside “the real revolutionaries”

64
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What happened in March 1966?

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China & USR finally ended diplomatic trade

65
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What happened on 2 March 1969

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A full scale dispute over Zhen Bao/Damanskii with a MASSIVE Soviet Counterattack March 15th

66
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What happened 18th September 1969?

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Crisis averted & senior ministers from both sides agreed to respect each other’s borders

67
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What did the Sino-Soviet split do to the USSR?

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Weakened the USSR providing opportunity for the USA

68
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Chinese Motives for Rapprochement

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  • Mao was worried about reports of pre-emptive Soviet nuclear attack
  • 1969 China had very few allies ( France Pakistan & Albania)
  • Mao hoped an alliance with USA could be used against USSR
69
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US Motives for Rapprochement

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  • Nixon hoped he could persuade China to put pressure on the Vietcong to negotiate peaceful settlement
  • Nixon wanted to exploit Sino-Soviet split to put pressure on SU to compromise with the West
  • Vietnam War demonstrated that the US Military were not as effective as hoped - Nixon wanted to make up for US failures
  • Nixon wanted to stop Soviet invasion of China because he did not want China to become a Russian Satellite
  • Nixon hoped a friendship with China meant they could direct all nuclear arsenal to USSR
70
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What was ping pong diplomacy?

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Term given to negotiations between China & USA s the first signs of friendship was a ping pong match between the two national teams (April 1971)

71
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What did Nixon do in July 1969?

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Relax travel restrictions to China

72
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What happened in July 1971?

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Kissinger visited China to arrange a secret presidential visit

73
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Why was ping pong diplomacy kept a secret?

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National Pride - No guarantee that relations would be fruitful
Domestic Opinion - China & USA used propaganda against each other 1949-1969
Taiwan - USA had a long standing agreement to protect the Taiwan against China

74
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What did Zhou Enlai & Kissinger agree on?

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Presidential Visit February 1972

75
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What was Nixon’s policy known as that ford continued?

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Triangular Diplomacy

76
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Triangular Diplomacy - USA

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Stable relationships rather that confrontation

77
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Triangular Diplomacy - USSR

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USSR would be afraid of Sino-US relations so they would remain friendly towards USA

78
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Triangular Diplomacy - CHINA

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Supported Mao in the battle for independence against USSR

79
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When was the Shanghai Communique?

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28th February 1972

80
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What did the Shanghai Communique include?

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Acknowledge substantial disagreements over Korea Vietnam & Taiwan
Committed USA & China to a relationship of peaceful coexistence based on mutual respect
USA & China would normalise relations - formal diplomatic links
Two superpowers would work together to resist any country that sought to dominate South East Asia eg. USSR
Committed the USA and China to increase co-operation & trade

81
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What was the impact of Sino-US relations on USSR?

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1969 USSR were monitoring the Sino-US relations
Divided their military resources for a war on two fronts
Aware that USA would focus nuclear strategy on USSR
China might persuade USA to abandon Detente

82
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Sino-Us relations after Nixon

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Ford was not as strong as Nixon so he was not in a position to compromise on sensitive issues however he consolidated the relationship between USA & USSR in 1975 on his visit.

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