Sino/Soviet Relations Quiz

In what year was the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance, and Mutual Assistance signed?

• 1949

• 1950

• 1953

• 1956

How much money did the USSR agree to lend China under the Treaty of Mutual Assistance?

• $500 million

• $100 million

• $300 million

• $1 billion

What major campaign did Mao launch in 1958 that strained Sino-Soviet relations?

• Cultural Revolution

• Hundred Flowers Campaign

• Great Leap Forward

• Anti-Rightist Campaign

Why did Khrushchev withdraw Soviet experts from China in 1960?

• China invaded Tibet

• Disagreement over the Great Leap Forward

• The Korean War

• US-China talks

What was the name of the 1969 military conflict between China and the USSR?

• Manchurian Conflict

• Ussuri River Conflict

• Mongolian Border War

• Siberian Incident

What river was at the centre of the 1969 border clashes?

• Yangtze River

• Amur River

• Ussuri River

• Yellow River

When was the Sino-Soviet split publicly acknowledged?

• 1956

• 1959

• 1961

• 1965

What ideology did Mao accuse Khrushchev of betraying?

• Nationalism

• Marxism-Leninism

• Capitalism

• Confucianism

What did Mao call Khrushchev’s policy of ‘peaceful coexistence’?

• Revisionist betrayal

• Imperialist appeasement

• Capitulation to capitalism

• Bourgeois reformism

What military alliance did Mao refuse to join with the USSR?

• Warsaw Pact

• SEATO

• NATO

• SCO