starter activity

3 achievements and 3 failures of Mao. What were the dangers/advantages of improved relations between USA and China?

QuizQuiz

Complete this quote from Mao, ‘The socialist Complete this quote from Mao, ‘The socialist camp must have one head, and that head ….’camp must have one head, and that head ….’

When was the Communist Revolution in When was the Communist Revolution in China?China?

What date was the Sino-Soviet Treaty What date was the Sino-Soviet Treaty signed?signed?

Give 2 reasons why Mao signed the Treaty?Give 2 reasons why Mao signed the Treaty? List 2 achievements of the TreatyList 2 achievements of the Treaty List 2 failures of the Treaty for ChinaList 2 failures of the Treaty for China

‘…‘…can only be the USSR’can only be the USSR’ 19491949 19501950 Sharing nuclear technology & military Sharing nuclear technology & military

support; help expanding world communismsupport; help expanding world communism $300m economic aid; Soviet military $300m economic aid; Soviet military

assistance; sovereignty over Manchuriaassistance; sovereignty over Manchuria Mongolia remained under Soviet influence; Mongolia remained under Soviet influence;

refusal to help over Taiwan; no joint refusal to help over Taiwan; no joint revolutionary strategyrevolutionary strategy

Why did the Why did the Sino-Soviet split Sino-Soviet split

occur?occur?

To assess the reasons for the To assess the reasons for the breakdown in relations breakdown in relations

between China & the Soviet between China & the Soviet UnionUnion

Learning objectives

Your taskYour task

Work in pairs to complete a table Work in pairs to complete a table similar to the one belowsimilar to the one below

Write a judgement on how strong Write a judgement on how strong the Sino-Soviet relationship was, the Sino-Soviet relationship was, using at least 3 pieces of evidence using at least 3 pieces of evidence from your chart.from your chart.

Your taskYour task Read p.123-4 (‘Why Read p.123-4 (‘Why

did the Sino Soviet did the Sino Soviet Split occur after Split occur after 1953?’) and note 1953?’) and note growing signs of growing signs of tensions.tensions.

Read p.124-6 and Read p.124-6 and identify approx 9 identify approx 9 key reasons for the key reasons for the rift between the rift between the two countriestwo countries

Try to rank your Try to rank your reasons in order of reasons in order of importance.importance.

Chinese Red Guard, Beijing, 1967

Your taskYour task

Study sources F-J and complete the Study sources F-J and complete the ‘Source buster table your teacher ‘Source buster table your teacher provides.provides.

Extension. Write a judgement Extension. Write a judgement paragraph in answer to question 2 paragraph in answer to question 2 on p.127.on p.127.

Extension taskExtension task

Read Isaacs on Read Isaacs on the Cultural the Cultural Revolution Revolution pp.292-4 and note pp.292-4 and note down the reasons down the reasons for growing for growing tensions between tensions between China & USSR by China & USSR by reading pp. 307-reading pp. 307-1010

HomeworkHomework

Read the Case study about the Read the Case study about the Ussuri River Dispute (1969) and Ussuri River Dispute (1969) and complete the Skills builder questions complete the Skills builder questions on p.1-3.on p.1-3.

PlenaryPlenary

Evidence of strengths in Sino-Soviet Evidence of strengths in Sino-Soviet relationsrelations

What do the Korean War & Taiwan What do the Korean War & Taiwan Straits tell us?Straits tell us?

Key reasons for breakdown in Key reasons for breakdown in relations? relations?

Personalities or other factorsPersonalities or other factors Extension. When have personalities Extension. When have personalities

impacted on Cold War previously?impacted on Cold War previously?