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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the communique that established an alliance between the U.S. and China?

2. Which mountain range is on the western frontier of China?

3. China hoped to surpass ____ in steel production.

4. Russia promised to back up China under the Treaty of ______ and Alliance.

5. In what year did this event occur?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kissinger say about the ideology of China and Russia at this time?

2. What was the relationship between China and Taiwan at this time?

3. In 1965, Mao began to show a change in attitude toward America. What does Kissinger say about Mao's new stance?

4. How did the changes in government personnel change Sino-United States. relationships?

5. When did dialogue between the U.S. and China resume? What was the aim of the meeting?

6. After Mao announced his illness and retirement, China was in danger. Why?

7. What caused the Chinese to confront Communism?

8. What did Kissinger say about his first meeting with Mao?

9. What was Mao's opinion on Communism in the Chinese culture? What movements did it create?

10. How did Mao combat his weakened position in the triumvirate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mao and other Chinese leaders focused heavily on the nomadic territories to the north. Why were border wars so important? How did the presence of the nomads help/hinder the conflict between China and the Soviet Union? Who won the conflict?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Mao. Why is Mao a controversial figure? What was Kissinger's opinion of Mao? How did the Chinese people view Mao? Why was he called "Chairman Mao?" Were Kissinger's personal feelings different from his professional view of Mao? What was the relationship between Kissinger and Mao? Discuss the same questions regarding Kissinger and Zhou.

Essay Topic 3

China and the United States were trying to work closely with the Soviet Union during the downfall of Communism. Did the U.S. and China know that Communism was about the fall? Did they know that the Soviet Union would soon cease to exist? How would they be able to work with the new Russia? How did it affect foreign policy and globalization?

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