feb 12, 1950 - 8. The USSR and PRC Sign A Mutual Defense Pact

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February 12th, 1950

On February 12st, 1950, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Soviet Union signed a mutual defense act against any future aggression by Japan along with a $300 million credit to the PRC from the Soviet Union. This pact stunned the West who publicly stated that communism was a movement that the Soviet Union was trying to spread. This event is significant as it changed the scale between capitalism and communism during the cold war.

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