Sino-Soviet Relations between Mao and Stalin
and later Khrushchev
| He was so unpopular that Khrushchev was able to bring along his only fan. Stalin would have attended the meeting as well, but he was DEAD! |
The page numbers (pg. XX) refer to the reading, Sino-Soviet Relations that I gave out last week.
-What month and year did China proclaim itself a Communist nation? (pg. 112)
-Who was the leader of Communist China? (pg. 112)
-In general terms (one sentence) how did the Western nations treat China during the 19th century? (pg. 112 under "background")
-Who led the Nationalist (GMD) Party, which fought against the Communists in China? (pg. 113)
-What was the main ideological difference between Soviet and Chinese Communists? (Hint: Triangles) (pg. 113)
-List two other reasons (besides ideology) why Stalin was reluctant to support Mao during the Chinese Civil War. (pg. 114)
-Why would Nikita Khrushchev later suggest of the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Alliance, "It was an insult to the Chinese people"? (pg. 114 under "Sino-Soviet Treaty of Alliance" Focus on how the Soviets treated the Chinese and what they did to "help" them.