Significance of the Sino-Soviet split for superpower relations

Question 1

What did the Sino-Soviet split do the USSR?

Answer 1

Weakened it, providing an opportunity for the USA

Question 2

What did the split between the two communist powers indicated?

Answer 2

There were different interpretations of applying communism

Question 3

How had the USSR lost ideological and moral authority in the communist world?

Answer 3

Communist countries around the world could choose to follow China rather than the USSR

Question 4

What did Nixon begin to consider as a result of the public dispute between China and the USSR?

Answer 4

Nixon began to consider developing a Sino-US relationship to exploit difficulties between China and the USSR