China and the Cold War, 1950-1991
H1 History - syllabus 8838, 2027
The Sino-Soviet alliance and split, the 1969 border clash, Sino-American confrontation and rapprochement, and the normalisation of Sino-Soviet relations.
- The Sino-Soviet alliance, 1950-1956
The 1950 treaty bound China to the USSR, and Soviet aid helped build China's industry, but the partners were never equals.
- The roots of the Sino-Soviet split, 1956-1962
Disputes over de-Stalinisation, coexistence with the West, Taiwan and Soviet aid turned allies into open rivals.
- The border clash of 1969
Fighting on the Ussuri River in 1969 made China see the USSR as its main threat and opened the way to the USA.
- Sino-American confrontation, 1950-1969
Korea and Taiwan locked China and the USA into two decades of hostility, non-recognition and trade embargo.
- Rapprochement and normalisation, 1969-1979
Shared fear of the USSR, the American exit from Vietnam and later economic interests brought China and the USA together.
- Sino-Soviet normalisation, 1979-1989
China demanded the removal of three obstacles; Gorbachev met them, and the 1989 summit normalised relations.
- Put it together: What shaped China's Cold War relations?
Choose a factor and see how it shaped China's relations with each superpower.
What you will be able to do
I can judge how China's and Japan's relations with the USA and the USSR changed during the Cold War.
Syllabus 8838, Theme II, Learning Outcomes. evaluate the development of China's and Japan's relations with the superpowers during the Cold War
Taught in The Sino-Soviet alliance, 1950-1956, The border clash of 1969, Sino-American confrontation, 1950-1969, Rapprochement and normalisation, 1969-1979
I can judge which factors shaped China's and Japan's relations with the superpowers.
Syllabus 8838, Theme II, Learning Outcomes. evaluate the factors that shaped China's and Japan's relations with the superpowers during the Cold War
I can judge how China and Japan responded as the Cold War changed.
Syllabus 8838, Theme II, Learning Outcomes. evaluate the responses of China and Japan to the development of the Cold War
Taught in Rapprochement and normalisation, 1969-1979, Sino-Soviet normalisation, 1979-1989