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📝 USSR and China relations in 1970 to 1990

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Q1. What term did China use to describe the Soviet reinterpretation of Marxist doctrine?

🔹 A. Dogmatism

🔹 B. Revisionism

🔹 C. Orthodoxy

🔹 D. Fundamentalism

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: B

Q2. How did China’s softer posture toward the United States influence its border dispute with the USSR?

🔹 A. It intensified the dispute by showing weakness

🔹 B. It shifted focus away from ideological issues to territorial claims

🔹 C. It resolved the dispute through diplomatic mediation

🔹 D. It had no impact on the dispute

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: B

Q3. Critically assess how the ideological shift from ‘violent revolution’ to ‘peaceful coexistence’ altered Marxist‑Leninist doctrine and strained Sino‑Soviet ties. Which analysis is most accurate?

🔹 A. The shift represented a minor tactical adjustment with little doctrinal impact

🔹 B. It fundamentally reinterpreted class struggle, causing China to view Soviet policy as a betrayal of revolutionary purity

🔹 C. It reinforced Marxist‑Leninist principles and united the two states

🔹 D. It led to the abandonment of Marxist theory in both countries

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: B

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