Watch this US documentary about Chairman Mao. Imagine you are an apologist for his government. How would you explain away some of his more controversial policies?

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How did How did SinoSino--Soviet relations Soviet relations

change during the change during the Cold War?Cold War?

To find out about key events in To find out about key events in Chairman Mao’s lifeChairman Mao’s life

To map the changing relations between To map the changing relations between the USSR and Chinathe USSR and China

To assess the strength of China’s To assess the strength of China’s relations with the USSRrelations with the USSR

Aims

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On your chart, note down key events On your chart, note down key events that effect the USA’s relationship that effect the USA’s relationship with the USSR. Is there a link with the USSR. Is there a link between the changes in China’s between the changes in China’s relations with the USSR and the relations with the USSR and the USSR’s relations with China?USSR’s relations with China?

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Read p.117-119 and note down:Read p.117-119 and note down: Reasons why the US might fear Reasons why the US might fear

closer ties between the USSR and closer ties between the USSR and ChinaChina

Reasons why the US needn’t have Reasons why the US needn’t have been worriedbeen worried

US reasons to be fearfulUS reasons to be fearful

Communist takeover of China (1949)Communist takeover of China (1949) Mao had enormous respect for StalinMao had enormous respect for Stalin Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship (1950)Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship (1950) Initially Mao respected Khrushchev, “the Initially Mao respected Khrushchev, “the

socialist camp must have one head, and that socialist camp must have one head, and that head can only be the USSR”head can only be the USSR”

Mao keen to take an active part in expanding Mao keen to take an active part in expanding world communism to prove loyalty to USSRworld communism to prove loyalty to USSR

Mao keen to receive Soviet military and Mao keen to receive Soviet military and economic aideconomic aid

US reasons to be hopefulUS reasons to be hopeful

Stalin initially reluctant to support Stalin initially reluctant to support Chinese Communist Party – Chinese Chinese Communist Party – Chinese Nationalists (Guomindang) provided Nationalists (Guomindang) provided useful defence against Japaneseuseful defence against Japanese

Potential for playing a game of Potential for playing a game of ‘divide and rule’‘divide and rule’

Improving relations, e.g. ‘Ping Pong’ Improving relations, e.g. ‘Ping Pong’ diplomacy (1971), Nixon’s visit to diplomacy (1971), Nixon’s visit to Beijing (1972)Beijing (1972)

Ling-Ling & Hsing-Hsing

Caption competition

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Read about the key terms of the Read about the key terms of the Sino-Soviet Treaty (1950) on p.119-Sino-Soviet Treaty (1950) on p.119-120 and complete the skills builder 120 and complete the skills builder tasks on p.120.tasks on p.120.

Read about China’s involvement in Read about China’s involvement in the Korean War (p.120-1) and the Korean War (p.120-1) and complete the skills builder tasks on complete the skills builder tasks on p.121.p.121.

Sino-Soviet Treaty (1950)Sino-Soviet Treaty (1950)AchievementsAchievements $300 million economic aid – esp. machinery & $300 million economic aid – esp. machinery &

equipment, e.g. Henan aluminium plant, Hunan equipment, e.g. Henan aluminium plant, Hunan rare metals plant, Jiantan cable factoryrare metals plant, Jiantan cable factory

Shared military assistanceShared military assistance Promise to restore Chinese sovereignty over Promise to restore Chinese sovereignty over

ManchuriaManchuria

Sino-Soviet Treaty (1950)Sino-Soviet Treaty (1950)

FailuresFailures Mongolia remained part of Soviet sphere of Mongolia remained part of Soviet sphere of

influenceinfluence No aid to help retake TaiwanNo aid to help retake Taiwan No joint revolutionary strategy for East AsiaNo joint revolutionary strategy for East Asia

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What does the Treaty tell us about What does the Treaty tell us about the relations between China & the relations between China & USSR?USSR?

What do Sources A & B reveal about What do Sources A & B reveal about relations between China & USSR. relations between China & USSR. Look carefully at the Look carefully at the attributionsattributions

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Complete a table similar to the one Complete a table similar to the one belowbelow

Write a judgement on how strong Write a judgement on how strong the Sino-Soviet relationship was, the Sino-Soviet relationship was, using at least 3 pieces of evidence using at least 3 pieces of evidence from your chart.from your chart.

How accurately does this photograph (Beijing, 1958) demonstrate the true nature of Sino-Soviet relations in the 1950s?

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97-100 (Sino-Soviet relations), 266-7 97-100 (Sino-Soviet relations), 266-7 (reactions to Cuba), 292-4 (Cultural (reactions to Cuba), 292-4 (Cultural Revolution), 305-314 (Détente)Revolution), 305-314 (Détente)

Also ….Also ….

HomeworkHomework

Read p. 123-6 and list the reasons Read p. 123-6 and list the reasons why Sino-Soviet relations why Sino-Soviet relations deteriorated after 1953.deteriorated after 1953.

Khrushchev waves goodbye, 1958