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Section IV (Change in the Modern World): The Cold War 1945-1991
Quick questions on Communist victory in China 1949: HSC Modern History Cold War in Asia
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What is the Chinese Civil War, 1945 to 1949?Show answer
The Civil War between Mao Zedong's Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists (Kuomintang or KMT) resumed in earnest after the Japanese surrender. The Marshall Mission (December 1945 to January 1947) tried to broker a coalition and failed.
What is "Lean to one side"?Show answer
Mao's 30 June 1949 speech declared the new China would "lean to one side" (yi bian dao) in the Cold War, with the USSR. He travelled to Moscow on 16 December 1949, his first trip abroad, and stayed until 17 February 1950. Stalin's reception was cool. Negotiations were difficult.
What is q1?Show answer
Source A is the Sino-Soviet Treaty of 14 February 1950, Article 1 on mutual assistance against Japanese aggression. Using Source A and your own knowledge, explain the significance of the Sino-Soviet Treaty. [5 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Evaluate the extent to which the communist victory in China in 1949 transformed American Cold War strategy. [25 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Compare the views of Chen Jian and John Lewis Gaddis on the early Sino-Soviet alliance. [10 marks]
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