Foreign Relations Under Lenin, 1917-1923

Question 1

When was the Treaty of Rapallo signed with Germany?

Answer 1

1922.

Question 2

What were the terms of the Treaty of Rapallo?

Answer 2

Article 1 and 2: waived claims for compensation arising from WW1.
Article 3: reopened diplomatic relations.
Article 4 and 5: mutual goodwill in commercial and economic relations.
Secret clause: allowed Germany to carry out military exercises within the USSR.

Question 3

What did the Treaty of Rapallo show?

Answer 3

That Lenin was willing to remove Russia from isolation.

Question 4

What was the Comintern originally made for?

Answer 4

Spreading communism to other countries.

Question 5

What happened in 1921 with the Comintern?

Answer 5

Realised world wide revolution wasn’t going to happen so the Comintern became completely Russia dominated.

Question 6

When was the Treaty of Riga signed with Poland?

Answer 6

1921

Question 7

Why was the Treaty of Riga signed?

Answer 7

To agree borders with Poland.

Question 8

What was the Zinoviev Letter?

Answer 8

A fake letter by “Zinoviev” that was created to turn people against the Labour Party in England so communism spread to England.

Question 9

What happened because of the Zinoviev letter?

Answer 9

Labour still won the election but relations soured between England and Russia.