History A-Level
Sino-Soviet relations
What Sino-Soviet relations means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Sino-Soviet relations
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Relations between China and the Soviet Union that broke down in 1959–60, with the split becoming both personal and ideological.
Topics that use Sino-Soviet relations
- Paper 3, Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997 - 4 The Sino- Soviet split, 1958–69 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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