By the Early 1960s, Why Were the Soviet Union and Communist

question 45

Multiple Choice

By the early 1960s, why were the Soviet Union and Communist China were becoming estranged?

• A)The Soviet Union was urging Mao Zedong to attack Taiwan, but Mao was opposed.
• B)The policies of the Soviet Union were becoming more radical while those of Communist China were becoming more moderate.
• C)Mao wanted Soviet support for a Chinese Communist invasion of Taiwan, but the Soviet leadership was unwilling to provide it.

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