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open door policy
The Open Door Policy was created in the late 19th century and the early 20th century,
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communist control of china
Immediately after WW II, a civil war broke out between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang (KMT). Prior to WWII, the two groups had been in conflict since the 1920’s, and during WW II they worked together to fight the Japanese. When Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on October 1, 1949, this ended the civil war, and made the country communist. The “fall” of mainland China to communism led the Un -
Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship
The People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union concluded the Treaty of Friendship on February 14, 1950. According to its terms, the Soviet Union recognized the People's Republic of China and recalled recognition of the Republic of China. Under the Treaty, China gave the Soviets privileges in Xinjiang and Manchuria, and the Soviets provided a $300 million loan to the PRC. The PRC really needed the money because the country suffered economically from over a decade of intense warfare. However -
Korean War
The Korean War was fought between North and South Korea from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953. The war started because of the division of Korea at the end of World War II, and because the U.S. feared communist control. Japan ruled Korea from 1910 until the end of World War II. In 1945, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan and occupied Korea north of the 38th parallel, according to an agreement with the United States. Meanwhile, troops from the U.S. occupied the south and Japan surrendered. By 1 -
Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward took place in 1958, was Mao’s Zedong’s attempt to modernize the Chinese economy. His goal was to create an economy that rivalled America’s by 1988. Mao toured China and decided the Chinese people were capable of accomplishing two primary tasks that were necessary to achieve this goal – developing industry and agriculture. Mao announced a second Five Year Plan to last from 1958 to 1963, which he called the Great Leap Forward. Mao believed that industry could only grow if th -
The Second Taiwan Crisis
The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, which occurred in 1958, was a conflict between the governments of the PRC and the Republic of China (ROC). The PRC bombed the islands of Kinmen and the Matsu Islands, which are along the east coast of the PRC and in the Taiwan Strait. They bombed them in order to stop the ROC Army. The United States stepped in and threatened to use nuclear bombs against the PRC, if they didn’t back off. At the time, the PRC did not have nuclear weapons. The tactic of threatening -
Nixon`s visit to China
President Nixon's visit to China in 1972 was an important step in creating a better relationship between the United States (U.S.) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). Nixon was the first U.S. president to visit the PRC, the visit ended 25 years of separation between the two sides. The Chinese and U.S. come to a peaceful agreement of the Taiwan crisis.
Focused on the political status of Taiwan and opening up trade to other countries. The U.S. maintained official relations with the governme -
Sino-Soviet Split
After the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship expired in 1979, Deng Xiaoping wanted China to end negotiations with the Soviets unless they agreed to certain demands. They wanted the Soviets to retreat from Afghanistan, to remove their troops from Mongolia and Sino-Soviet borders, and to stop supporting Vietnam's invasion of Cambodia. When the Treaty expired, China attacked Vietnam, as a response to Vietnam's invasion of Cambodia.
