Foreign relations 1917-1923 Flashcards
who signed the treaty of rapallo and in what year
signed 1922 with Germany
who signed the treaty of berlin and in what year
signed 1926 with germany
what was the guomindang
right-wing nationalist movement in china
who was patrolling the Baltic sea through the civil war
British navy
who was based in Vladivostok through the civil war
11 000 American troops
who was in Ukraine and the Black sea through the civil war
British and French naval forces
sections of the Siberian Railway were controlled by who
czech legion
why were the French especially angered by the Bolsheviks
Bolsheviks refusal to pay back Tsarist war debt
why was the Third Communist International (comintern)established
established as a socialist organisation promoting marxism and spreading ‘proletarian revolution’ from russia to the world
where and when did the second comintern take place
petrograd july to august 1920, at the height of the Russo-Polish war
when was the realisation that world wide revolution was not going to happen
summer 1921
Russo-Polish war
April 1920
Pidulski (polish head of state) made an alliance with military leader of Ukraine (Petliura)
Launched an offensive towards kiev
when was Kiev occupied
may 1920
when and who signed the treaty of riga
1921 between russia and poland to agree borders
Treaty of Rapallo 1922 conditions
Article 1&2 waived claims for compensation arising from WW1
Article 3 reopened diplomatic relations
Article 4&5 ‘mutual goodwill’ in commercial and economic relations
Secret additional clause allowing German Army to carry out training and military exercises inside USSR
what does the treaty of Rapallo show
proved lenins willingness to remove russia from isolation
who concocted the zinoviev letter
a group of conspirators led by ‘Ace of Spies’ Sidney Riley
what was the aim of the zinoviev letter
influence public opninon against labour
the fake letter was that Britsh communists urged to promote revolution
what happened after the zinoviev letter
labour still won the election
diplomatic relations between Britain and Soviet Union soured
Anglo-Soviet trade agreement was not fully carried out from this point on
when was the chinese communist party fromed
1921
what did the comintern tell the chinese communist party
chinese communist party allied itself with the nationalists in the struggle for power in china
how did russia help Chinese revolution
shanghai revolution april 1927 failed
stalin believed the goumindang was the strongest force so gave them financial backing and military help
why did stalin heavily critise trotsky in 1927
stalin claimed trotsky ‘betrayed’ the chinese communists
stalins policy of ‘socialism in one country’ was popular
Trotskys influences was waning
Relations with Germany
Agreement signed in April 1926 which built upon treaty of Rapallo
Both nations agreed a non aggression pact with one another
USSR received large financial credit from German Banks
