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China becomes a communism
Mao Sedong takes control of Government after winning civil war -
Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship
The chinese and Soviets signed a treaty agreeing to not attack eachother, but to help eachother -
Korean War (ends 1953)
Conflict between US, supporting the democratic South Korea, and North Korea -
The Great Leap Forward
Plan by Mao to modernize China's government to rival America's by 1988 -
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
PRC attacked kinsmen island, US stepped in and won by threatening nuclear action -
Sino-Soviet Split (late 1950s-1980)
ideologies between the soviets and chinese began to conflict, leading to them breaking their alliance and publicly denouncing one another -
1972 Nixon visit to China
In order to patch up post-cold war relations, President Nixon travelled to china to adress foreign relations with Mao, and also show a brighter future between the two countries -
'New' Open Door Policy
China, knowing that it needs western technologies and allies to push its economy, opens its doors to foreign trade. After this, the economy flourishes.
