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Open Door Policy
The Open Door Policy was a policy made by America to keep the Chinese markets open to all and not let any country take over and gain control of the region. It was the best way to avoid conflict in or over China. It was made to open the door to trade in China to all. The open door policy reflected the US as a major power. Also, it defined the American emergence as a predominant outside power attempting to shape Asia’s economic and political destiny. -
Communist Control of China
Communist leader, Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People's Republic of China, the announcement ended a civil war between the Chinese Communist Party and the Nationalist Party. The civil war began directly after the end of WWII. The fall of China to communism caused the US to suspend diplomatic ties. -
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Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong was the leader of the Chinese communist Party since 1935, and the founder of the people’s republic of China. In 1958, he launched the Great leap forward, in order to improve agricultural and industrial production.This led to famine and millions of deaths. He also launched the Cultural Revolution, who was supposed to make him more powerful and revive the revolutionary spirit. One and a half people died. -
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sino Soviet treaty of friendship
On february 14, 1950, USSR and China signed a Treaty of friendship to assure cultural and technological cooperation between the two countries. It ended on february 16, 1979. -
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sino soviet treaty of friendship
China gave the Soviet Union certain rights, such as the continued use of a naval base at Luda, Liaoning Province, in return for military support, weapons, and large amounts of economic and technological assistance. This allowed Moscow and Beijing to unite and allowed China to become more closely associated with a foreign power than ever before. However, during the second half of the 50s, questions emerged about the ideology, security, and the economic development. -
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Korean War
After World War II, Korea, who was apart of japan was divided up. The Soviet Union had the North and the US had the South. North Korea became communist and the South became capitalist. On June 25, 1950, North Korea invaded the South. At first, the US were only defending but decided to attack in Fall. China, fearing that the Us would invade the north, decided to enter the war. No one really won and in 1953, a peace treaty was signed. Korea is still divided today -
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Great Leap Forward
an economic and social campaign intended to change China into a modern society. The Great Leap Forward was an effort made by the People's Republic of China under the leadership of Mao Zedong. Between 1958 and 1960, millions of citizens were moved to to work on farms or in manufacturing, and private farming was prohibited. -
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second Taiwan Crsis
The Second Taiwan Crisis was a conflict between China and Taiwan. China was attempting to shell the islands of Matsu and Quemoy, trying to seize them from Taiwan. This caused a big problem between the two countries. This wasn’t the first attempt by the PRC, but they backed down the first time because of US negotiations. The second time, they backed down again due to the American involvement in Taiwan. There were no efforts again from the Chinese until the third Taiwan Strait in 1996. -
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Sino-Soviet Split
relations between the USSR and China started deteriorating. They had several issues, one of them being that Mao was basing his government on Maoism, and not Marxist Leninism. After Stalin’s death, Mao thought that China should be the most respected communist country. But Khrushchev, the new dictator, didn't think so. They clashed a lot. Mao openly criticized Khrushchev, saying he was backing down in the Cuban Missile Crisis. By 1963, there were no more diplomatic relation between China and USSR. -
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Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon was elected as the 37th president of the United States. In the Cold War, after becoming president, he set out to ease tensions with the communist block. He was greatly known as an anti communist, but during his presidency he surprised everyone by pursuing detente with the Soviet Union and opening diplomatic relations with Red China. -
Nixon Visits China
was an important event in normalizing relations with China. It was the first time President Nixon had visited the People's Republic, and the visit ended 25 years of separation between the two nations. President Nixon traveled to Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shanghai, and even though he was in China for a week he only met with leir highest leader, Mao Zedong, once. -
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Deng Xiaoping
He was the “paramount” leader of China from 1978 until his retirement in 1992, after Mao Zedong death. He never held office as the head of state but many people considered him to be the leader. Deng shared his power with several powerful older politicians known as the eight elders.
