Explain the reasons for the Sino-Soviet split in the 1960s And 1950s

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Explain the reasons for the Sino-Soviet split in the 1960s

And 1950s

In this essay I will be showing the reasons for why the Soviet-Split happened in the 1950s and 1960s.

In 1959 a treaty of Friendship, Alliance, and Mutual Assistance was established and was signed by soviet Russia and Peoples Republic of China.

Whilst Russia had the Technology the Chinese could offer the man power to support this which seemed like a perfect partnership.

This treaty was about Russia and China sharing ideas and technologies together but Russia often refused to share there knowledge of such things such as the A-bomb and the fact that the soviets didn’t offer assistance when China had their confrontation with Taiwan in 1958 and India in 1959, the Chinese were again disappointed with the Soviet response.

From the Chinese perspective, the U.S.S.R. seemed to be promoting its own national agenda and losing sight of the shared ideals and goals of Communism. The Sino-Soviet relationship was strained as tension between the two countries began to grow.

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Because of these reasons the split was obvious by the end of 1950s.

The leaders of the union were alarmed at Mao’s hatred of America and they refused to help China develop there own atom bomb.

China did manage to blow her first A-Bomb in 1964 followed by an H-bomb in 1969. This was all accomplished without soviet Aid.

 Mao seemed to advocate a nuclear war on the enemies of the communists.          

During the 1950s the Chinese leader Mao thought that China was being used as a Soviet satellite and rather than an equal ...

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