Chapter twelve - Government, propaganda and foreign relations Flashcards
What was Stalin’s style of government?
Bureaucratic centralisaiton
Who were Stalin’s representatives of foreign affairs?
Chicherin and Litvinov
What were the political parties in China?
The Chinese Communist Party and the GMD
Why dud Stalin support the GMD?
He believed they were more likely to bring stability to the key strategic area on Russia’s eastern borders. Stalin was also suspicious of the Chinese interpretation of Marxist ideology.
What was the bitter conflict in China?
March 1926 - GMD massacred striking workers in Canton
April 1927 - GMD suppressed communist led workers revolt in Shanghai, and thousands of workers were killed.
GMD massacred striking workers in Wuhan
How many workers were killed by the GMD in 1927?
30,000
When was the treaty of Rapallo?
1922
When was the Treaty of Berlin?
1926
What were the articles of the Treaty of Berlin?
Re-instated importance of Treaty of Rapallo
Stated that if either country was attacked by a third power, the other would remain neutral in the conflict
Joint promise not to join any economic boycott against either country
The treaty would remain in force for five years
When did Stalin tell the Cominterm it was time for an attack against anti communist social democratic parties?
The Sixth Comintern in July 1928
What was Stalin’s new style of ruling?
Revolution from above
