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China in IR
First Midterm
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 4
05/05/2008

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Turning point in Sino-Soviet Relations (negative)
Definition
Kruschev's speeches: denunciation of Stalin as brutal dictator unilatorally
China felt doubly insulted- mao was China's stalin
Advocated Peaceful Transition
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Sputnik
Definition
58-59. Coupled with ICBM tests
mao wanted to press advantage- believed Nukes were paper tigers- china could survive a nuclear war
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great leap forward- Kruschov
Definition
ridiculed "war communism strategy" that already didn't work
Mao continued great leap out of spite?
30 mil died
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Soviets 1960
Definition
Soveit plled out fall aide, and deconstructed most accomplishements
Chinese Discovered virtue of Self-reliance
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Cuban Missles
Definition
China goaded Russia for putting them there, then chided them for cowardly removing them
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1968-Sino-Soviet
Definition
soviet invasion of Czeckloslavakia-
inspired by Brezhnev Doctrine
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Brezhnev
Definition
Brezhnev Doctrine-ppl are free to pursue their own path to socialism- but there is only one socialism
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Social Imperialism
Definition
Chinese name for USSR after Invasion of Czek- that they had defected
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wan ming
Definition
put on house arrest after Long walk- resurfaces with growing Russian fear of china in the media as "real leader of communist revolution"
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Jo An Li
Definition
1947 Essay about the need for peaceful coexistance with enemies
top diplomat considering reposturing w/us against USSR during 60's friction
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Ussuri
Definition
68 River Dispute with russia- escalated until casualties on both sides
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Civil Defence Mode
Definition
after 69 border disputes "Dig tunnels deep- store grain everywhere"
Called off fighting by sending troops everywhere conflict was- reeducation of leaders with farm labor
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G4
Definition
during Chinese Cultural Rev- against any US approachment "sleeping with enemy"
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Zhou
Definition
favored united front with US- saw Ruusians as most dangerous
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Lin Biao
Definition
quietly opposed to US involvement- writer of long live the People's war
Pox on both your houses mentality
Died in a strange
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Warsaw Talks revival
Definition
g4 tried to sabotage
Chese diplomat defected in Netherlands and found refuge in US- G4 used to sabotage
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21 demands
Definition
During WWI, Japan took advantage of distraction of other powers
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Stimson Doctrine
Definition
League of Nations- teethless
didn't discourage Japan, failed to put $ where mouth is
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Nothern Expedition
Definition
the defeat of 32 warlords- first united front
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dual policy
Definition
a policy used in united front tactics that integrates short term requirements with long term revolutionary objectives

" a political allignment is determined not only by ultimate aims but also by immediate aims"

it is possible to find allies on the othe side of the "contradiction"
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united front from below
Definition
utilizing connections from beneath the leadership to be able to amass the people when the time is ripe- a necessity due to the differing objectives in the united front
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Sun Yat Sen
Definition
early 1900's western educatied reformer- got reforms before King was put on house arrest
declared New Rep of China - eventualy KMT
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Yuan Shikai
Definition
during the 1910's al the armed forces were loyal to him- tried to become emperor in Sun yat sen's now democracy
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May 4, momement
Definition
anti imperialist movement- reconsidering Confuscianism as their way of life
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