HIS344H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Nuclear Secrets, Nikita Khrushchev, On The Cult Of Personality And Its Consequences
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Stalin would admit mistakes - good for mao. Similar system to that in eastern europe - regulate spread in asia. Not as well respected as stalin even though khrushchev increased help to communist china. Nuclear assistance --> shared nuclear secrets, allow to build their own atomic bombs. "fight of the dragon and the tiger" dish. Found out that the dragon as a snake and the tiger was a kitten. Present ussr with a situation in which they needed immediate assistance. Khrushchev: declaration that ussr would assist if there was war. Criticized khrushchev - he is a child, was walking in diapers when we fought. China can do what it wants without russia. The great leap forward & answer to khrushchev"s peaceful coexistence. Resources channelled into turning china into an industrial power. Backfired - worse than ussr reforms that backfired. Deliberate effort by mao to undermine khrushchev attempt to reach out to usa.
