Cold War- Pre WW2 Flashcards
1
Q
When and how did Russia pull out of WW1?
A
Brest-Litovsk (1917)
2
Q
What events in the 1920s didn’t help west-soviet relations
A
1919- Allied support of Whites in the Russian civil war
1920- Soviet invasion of Poland resulting in the Polish-Soviet war (Poland was supported by Britain and France)
3
Q
What events occurred in the early 1930s that reflected an improvement in West-Soviet relations?
A
1933- USA formally recognised USSR as a state and established diplomatic relations
1933- Kennan and Bullit go to USSR but don’t like it very much
1935- Franco-Russo pact of Mutual Assistance
4
Q
What agreement started poor relations with the USSR and the west before WW2?
A
Nazi-Soviet pact [August 1939]
5
Q
Where else did Stalin invade after war broke out?
A
Finland [December 1939]
