Hey there, future history whiz! Ready to dive into the tangles of Sino-Soviet relations? We've got ideological clashes, nuclear rivalry, and some serious frenemies action. Let's get started!

Key Points

• Cuban Missile Crisis: While the West was busy patting Kennedy and Khrushchev on the back for avoiding a full-scale war, Mao was not impressed. He called the Soviet move a "betrayal of the revolution."
• Concept of Continuing Revolution: Mao was big on this. He wasn't the first though. Trotsky, Stalin's enemy numero uno, had his own version. The idea is that revolutions should keep happening. Think of it like software updates for your iPhone; there's always room for improvement.

🌍 Real-world example: Imagine you and your friends just aced a group project. Mao would be that one friend who says, "Great, what's our next project?" instead of celebrating.

Key Points

• Leadership Struggles: The USSR and China were like two siblings fighting over who Mom (Marxism) loves more. USSR said they're the OGs, having started the 1917 Revolution. Mao argued China's 1949 revolution was a fresh model.
• Soviet's Point: According to them, China wasn't a fully developed Communist state because it was mostly rural. You can't really say "Workers of the world, unite!" if most people are farmers.

🌍 Real-world example: It's like Android saying they're the best mobile OS because they were around before the iPhone, but Apple saying, "So what? We did it better!"