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Foreighn Policy under Stalin Flashcards

1
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What was Stalin’s foreign policy based upon?

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His belief of ‘Socialism in One Country’

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What was the main belief of ‘Socialism in One Country’?

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The defence of the Soviet Union came before anything else

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What prevented Stalin from understanding the threat posed by Nazi Germany?

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Stalin’s defensiveness

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What were the key developments in Russo German relations before WW2? (3)

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  • Nazi attacks on the KPD
  • Signing of the German-Polish treaty in 1934 (increasing the threat to the USSR’s western border)
  • Nazi propaganda against the USSR - similar to the anti-semitism
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5
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What was the sole priority of the USSR?

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Nullifying Nazi threat

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What is the result of the Munich settlement in August 1939?

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Both sides agree to the:

  • Nazi-Soviet Pact
  • Secret Additional Protocol
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What was the agreement of the Nazi-Soviet Pact?

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They pledged to maintain peaceful relations with one another

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What was the agreement of the ‘Secret Additional Protocol’?

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USSR would take over the Baltic states and Poland would be divided between Germany and USSR

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Why was Stalin forced into the Munich settlement?

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As he didn’t get defensive support from British or French

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In 1941 what does Hitler do and what does it lead to?

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Hitler tore up the treaty leading to war with the USSR

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What does Russia do in 1934?

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Russia joins the league of nations

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What does the league of nations allow for Russia?

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It allows Russia to support collective security in international affairs

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What does Russia do in 1935?

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Russia sign a deal with France and Czechoslovakia

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What does the Russian deal with France and Czechoslovakia allow for Russia?

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It provides ‘mutual assistance’ after a military attack

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What limited the Russian deal with France and Czechoslovakia?

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France and Britain’s unwillingness to start a war over the principle

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16
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What happens in 1935 regarding communsim and China?

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China in a civil war with the Communist CCP against the nationaloist GMD

17
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Who represnted the Communists?

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Mao Zedong

18
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Who represnted the nationalists?

A

Chiang Kai-shek

19
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Who did Stalin choose to support in the Chinese civil war?

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Stalin chose to support GMD

20
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Why does Stalin support the GMD? (2)

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  • He wanted the CCP to have a Marxist revolution

- Stalin wanted the Chinese to resist Japan expansion so that the Japanese wouldn’t attack

21
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How would Stalin describe the CCP?

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As “white” at heart, despite wearing “red” jackets

22
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Why did Stalin want the Chinese to resist Japan expansion?

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So that the Japanese wouldn’t attack Russia fearing they would exploit Russia’s focus on its European borders

23
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What does Russia sign with Japan in 1941?

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A non-aggression pact

24
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What is signed in 1936 between Japan and Germany?

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The Anti Comintern pact

25
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What does the Anti Comintern pact lead to?|

A

A threat on both of Russia’s borders

26
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Why does Russia find it difficult to find allies?

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As many did not trust Stalin

27
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During Stalins reign what was happening in Spain?

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A struggle between the facist right and republican left

28
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What causes Stalin to create an alliance with the Soviets?

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Due to the Soviet policy of supporting the popular front

29
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How does Stalin intervene in Spain?

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He sent agents to organise the pro-Republic forces

30
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In return for Russian intervention in Spain?

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They received a large part of the Spanish gold reserves

31
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What did Russian support in Spain lead to?

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Lack of attention on his purges

32
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What did Stalin fear about Russian intervetion in Spain?

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That if Communism was installed so close to France and the UK, they would be scared and form an anti-Soviet pact with the Germans

33
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What happens in 1938 interms of allinces?

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Germany, France and Italy signed an agreement allowing Sudetenland, a part of Czechoslovakia incorporated in 1919, to be taken over by Germany

34
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Why is the agreement allowed to be issued in 1938?

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Hitler had threatened invasion and the UK and France were unwilling to resist him militarily, allowed it to pass

35
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What does Stalin fear in 1938?

A

The creation of an Anti-Soviet pact

36
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How does Stalin and Russia respond in 1938?

A

Increase his attempts to reach an agreement with the French and British

37
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What forces Stalin to make an agreement with the Nazis?

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Lack of an agreement with France and Britain

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