How did Sino Soviet Relations change Y13

Who said in November 1957 "The socialist camp must have one head and that head can only be the USSR."

• Stalin

• Mao

• Khrushchev

• Brezhnev

Answer explanation

yes believe it or not this was Mao which suggests that at first Mao could work with a change of Soviet leader (page 117)

What event marked the START of improved Sino US relations

• The US and China sign a Treaty of Friendship. Alliance and Mutual Assistance

• Kissinger the US secretary of state visits Zhou Enlai in China for 17 hours

• The USA ping pong team visit China

• Nixon visits China

Answer explanation

Yes it all starts with sport and then other meetings come from this (see page 131)

Which country was providing Rolls Royce jet engines to China after 1975

• USSR

• North Korea

• Britain

• USA

Answer explanation

The USA trade with China increased from 5 million dollars to 500 million dollars BUT they would not sell weapons. The USA let their allies -Britain sell weapons though

What did Mao believe was the only way to unite Korea

• Military action and he wanted the Korean war

• Negociation

• He didn't want to unite Korea

• Military action but he didn't want the Korean war

Answer explanation

Yes only force could unite Korea BUT a Korean war mightmean a greater uS presence in the Far East which might slow Mao invading Taiwan.

Why were North Korean and China friendly in 1949

• They were both Communist

• Mao returns the Korean volunteers to Kim in 1949

• 70,000 Korean volunteers had helped the Communists (CCP) fight the Nationalists during the Chinese Civil War

• They were not friendly at all

Which side in the Korean war saw 900,000 dead or wounded

• China

• Korea

• The UN

• The USSR

Which side contributed to the Korean War by sending a division of MiG-15 fighters and military advisers

• China

• USSR

• USA

• North Korea

Why does the Korean War matter in Sino-Soviet relations

• Truman claimed that nuclear weapons were "one of it's weapons" as a threat (page 43)

• The CCP had pushed back the forces of the UN which made Mao feel that he could lead the Communist world

• Mao decided that Stalin's actions and behaviour were driiven by self-interest not proletarian internationalism

• Truman agreed with MacArthur that an atomic bombshould be used against China

When did North Korea invade South Korea?

• 25th June 1946

• 25th June 1948

• 25th June 1949

• 25th June 1950

Who was the leader of the UN forces

• General Douglas MacArthur

• General Mathew Ridgeway

• General Joseph McCarthy

• General Dwight E Eisenhower

Answer explanation

Classic mistake to confuse McCarthy (anti Communist senator) with General MacArthur. He (MacArthur) was sackd by Truman in 1951 and replacd by General Ridgway for calling for nuvlear bombs against the Chinese