Ideological division

Question 1

What became increasingly evident during the late 1950s?

Answer 1

Ideological division between the two communist powers

Question 2

In 1959, how did Khrushchev publicly criticise Mao’s Great Leap Forward?

Answer 2

By pointing out that the policy had been wasteful and led to famine

Question 3

In 1960 how did Mao respond to Khrushchev’s criticisms?

Answer 3

By calling Khrushchev a revisionist and no longer on the true path of communism

Question 4

In 1961, why was Khrushchev’s new doctrine important?

Answer 4

He maintained that class struggle was over in Russia; therefore the USSR represented all the people of Russia, not just the working class

Question 5

What did Mao think of Khrushchev’s new doctrine?

Answer 5

Argued that it was a betrayal of communism, an ideology that focused on the interests of the working class

Question 6

Why did the ideological rift deepen in 1964?

Answer 6

Mao described Khrushchev’s communism as phoney

Question 7

What did Mao say about the USSR in 1964?

Answer 7

The USSR, under Khrushchev, had become a bureaucratic and consumerist regime that was prepared to compromise with the West