In the 1950s and 1960s, the relationship between the Soviet Union and Mao Zedong's China
A)remained unchanged.
B)was altered by the Soviet Union's increased interest in increasing world tensions, especially with the militarily dangerous United Nations.
C)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)was destroyed by Mao's threat to occupy southeastern Siberia if the Soviet government continued to make, test, and store nuclear weapons there.
E)improved because of a joint fear of the United States' ambitions in South Asia.

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Mao saw himself as the heir to Stalin's leadership in the world socialist movement and believed that China should take the lead in promoting international communism, which created tension between the Soviet Union and China. Mao's belief that his experience and leadership made him the most qualified Marxist ruler, and his efforts to promote a third way in the socialist movement that was distinct from both the Soviet Union and the West, contributed to the rift between the two powers.

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