Historic US / USSR Tensions Flashcards
When did Russia turn communist?
In 1917
What is another name for the 1917 Communist Revolution?
The Bolshevik Revolution
Who led the Bolshevik Revolution?
Lenin
Why did businessmen and politicians in the West fear Communism?
They feared their private property would be taken away and they would be made poorer under a Communist regime
What was one of Hitler’s foreign policy aims (to do with Communism)?
To abolish Communism
Why did tensions increase between the West and the USSR during the 1930s?
Stalin believed Britain and the USA were appeasing Hitler so that Hitler would attack the USSR
What did Hitler and Stalin sign in 1938?
The Nazi-Soviet Pact
When did Hitler and Stalin sign the Nazi Soviet Pact?
In 1938
What did the Nazi-Soviet Pact state?
1) Germany and the USSR would not fight each other
2) They would divide Poland between them
Why was the Nazi-Soviet Pact a surprise?
Because the Nazis and Soviets hated each other!
When did Hitler invade the USSR?
June 1941
What was the Soviet army known as?
The Red Army
