Cdfds Flashcards
How did the USA react to the CCP victory in 1949?
They were devastated that China had fallen to communism.
What did Mao aim to achieve during his first meeting to the USSR?
Military protection and economic aid.
How did Soviet experts contribute to the development of the PRC?
Supported the first Five-Year Plan, provided economic and technological advisors.
What was the significance of the Korean War for China?
More than a million Chinese troops entered Korea to support the North, over 500,000 Chinese casualties, ‘Help Korea, End American Imperialism campaign launched’
How did the USA react to Mao’s decision to bomb Quemoy?
Washington signed a mutual defense treaty with Taiwan, made nuclear threats.
How did the USSR react to Mao’s decision to bomb Quemoy?
Khrushchev was concerned, told China that war with imperialism was inevitable.
How did Khrushchev’s Secret Speech deepen the rift between Khrushchev and Mao?
Mao took it as a threat to his leadership style.
How did the Hungarian Rising deepen the rift between Khrushchev and Mao?
How did Khrushchev’s offer to develop mutual defense deepen the rift between Khrushchev and Mao?
Mao believed it was a show of Soviet imperialism and Khrushchev’s desire to control China like the Soviet satellite states.
How did Mao’s desire for nuclear development in China deepen the rift between Khrushchev and Mao?
He was reckless with weapons in the past, Khrushchev believed Mao discussed nuclear war too flippantly.
