Cold War Legacy: China

By ty&benj
  • open door policy

    open door policy
    An open door policy is when you have free tradd with other countries
  • Communist Takeover in China

    Communist Takeover in China
    On 1 October 1949, China's communist party, led by Mao Zedong, finally prevailed against the Nationalists and assumed power.The West quickly realised that this would change the global balance of power forever, as the Soviet Union suddenly had a huge new eastern ally - allowing them to concentrate their military might westward.
  • Korean war

    Korean war
    conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) zones of occupation.
  • sino-soviet treaty of friendship

    sino-soviet treaty of friendship
    is a 1945 treaty signed by the Nationalist Government of the Republic of China and Soviet Union at 14 August 1945.
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    second taiwan crisis

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    sino-soviet split

    The Sino-Soviet split (1960–1989) was the worsening of political and ideological relations between the neighboring states of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) during the Cold War.
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    great leap forward

    During the 1950s, Soviet-guided China followed the Soviet model of centralized economic development, emphasizing heavy industry, and delegating consumer goods to secondary priority; however, by the late 1950s, Mao had developed different ideas for how China could directly advance to the communist stage of Socialism (per the Marxist denotation), through the mobilization of China’s workers.
  • 1972 nixon visit to china

    1972 nixon visit to china
    makes historic trip to China, meeting with Chairman Mao Tse-Tung and Premier Chou En-Lai, and agreeing on a roadmap to peaceful relations through the Shanghai Communiqué. “It was the week that changed the world.”