Pre-WW2 Tensions

Question 1

When was the Russian Civil War fought?

Answer 1

7th Nov 1917 - June 1922

Question 2

Who was the fighting between in the Russian Civil War?

Answer 2

Red Army (communist Bolshevik group) and White Army (anti-communist)

Question 3

Since the US and UK backed the White Army how many of them died in the Russian Civil War?

Answer 3

•235 American
•938 British

Question 4

Around how many die in the Russian Civil War?

Answer 4

5 million

Question 5

Which American car manufacturer signed a deal to set up a factory in the Soviet Union?

Answer 5

Henry Ford

Question 6

When did USA formally recognise the Soviet Union and establish diplomatic relations?

Answer 6

1933

Question 7

In 1953 who signed the mutual-assistance pact?

Answer 7

French and the Soviets

Question 8

Stalin purged the Soviet leadership, what does that mean?

Answer 8

executing or imprisoning anyone whom he perceived as a threat

Question 9

When did Stalin sign a non-aggression treaty and with whom?

Answer 9

•Aug 1939
•Germany

Question 10

How many men had the Soviets committed in the Second Front?

Answer 10

nearly 4 million

Question 11

What were the Soviet casualties in the Second Front?

Answer 11

•360,000 deaths
•3.3 million troops captured

Question 12

Stalin looked to the UK and US for support for the Second Front, what was the response?

Answer 12

•British army were still recovering from the defeats of 1940
•US army numbered 250,000 men