What was the status of the relationship between the Soviet Union and Mao Zedong's China in the 1950s and 1960s?
A) It remained unchanged.
B) It was altered by the Soviet Union's increased interest in increasing world tensions, especially with the militarily dangerous United Nations.
C) It was weakened by Mao Zedong's belief that, after Stalin's death, Mao's status as the most experienced Marxist ruler should make him the leading socialist.
D) It was destroyed by Mao's threat to occupy southeastern Siberia if the Soviet government continued to make, test, and store nuclear weapons there.
E) It improved because of a joint fear of the United States' ambitions in South Asia.

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Mao believed that, after Stalin's death, he should be the leading socialist in the world, which led to tension between the Soviet Union and China. This eventually led to a split between the two countries and the emergence of two separate communist blocs.

What Was the Status of the Relationship Between the Soviet