How Did the Relationship Between China and the Soviet Union

question 43

Essay

How did the relationship between China and the Soviet Union evolve after 1948? What disagreements brought about an end to the Sino-Soviet alliance in 1961? Which factors appear to have been most important? How did a renewed U.S.-Sino relationship shape history after the mid-1970s?

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Self-blaming Attributions

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