What is Sino-Soviet split?
The '''Sino-Soviet split''' (1956-1966) was a time when the relations between the [[People's Republic of China]] and the [[Soviet Union]] weakened during the [[Cold War]]. Eventually, China's leader, [[Mao Zedong]], decided to break the alliance with the Soviet Union. [[File:Mao Tsé-toung, portrait en buste, assis, faisant face à Nikita Khrouchtchev, pendant la visite du chef russe 1958 à Pékin.jpg|thumb|[[Mao Zedong]] and [[Nikita Khrushchev]] in 1957]] The Soviet leader, [[Stalin]], wanted to help spread [[communism]] in the world, including China. In the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]], the Soviets gave weapons and supplies to the [[Kuomintang]], and advised the Communists to ally with them against the [[Japanese Empire]]. The [[Chinese Civil War]] continued, however. After [[World War II]], [[Stalin]] and the Soviet Union helped the Communists. Chinese leaders disliked the Soviet leaders for not helping Mao and the Communists from the start. == The split == Suddenly, in 1953, Stalin died. [[Mao Zedong|Mao]] saw Stalin as the leader of Communism, but also had a bad relationship with the Soviet Union throughout his time as leader. The new Soviet leader, [[Nikita Khrushchev]], was not like Stalin. He did not want capitalism to collapse like Stalin did. Mao got angry about this, and he wanted Nikita Khrushchev to help him fight the imperialists. Khrushchev said no, and then Mao decided that if Khrushchev was not going to cooperate, they would not work with each other anymore. Later, there was peace between the USSR and China, but they were suspicious of each other. They were no longer allies, and Mao's supporters said that it had been a victory. [[Category:History of the Soviet Union]] [[Category:History of the People's Republic of China]]