reasons for mistrust before ww2

Question 1

what were the ideological differences

Answer 1

the usa was a capitalist sustem with a great emphasis on the “american dream” while the ussr was communist with its leader vladimir lenin calling for the overthrow of capitalism globally

Question 2

why did the first world war cause mistrust

Answer 2

russia had fought on the side of the allies, till the revolution in 1917, when new leaders withdrew from the war. britain and france could no longer trust russia as an ally

Question 3

how did stalins regime cause mistrust

Answer 3

after lenin, stalin came to power who was more brutal and ruthless with bus ruling of the country with several secretive schemes and disappearances, arrest and murder of high profile figures leading to the west distrusting stalins government

Question 4

how did the nazi soviet pact cause mistrust

Answer 4

nazi germany and the soviet union signed a non aggression pact in 1939. in return for avoiding an invasion and securing territory in poland, stalin entered an agreement with a government that persecuted communism giving the west further information that the east could not be trusted

Question 5

how did the russian civil war cause mistrust

Answer 5

following the russian revolution of 1917, the reds (communists) and the whites (anti-communists) fought a brutal civil war for control of the fountry and west sent troops in support of the whites, which meant when the reds won control, they would not trust the west.

Question 6

how did propaganda cause mistrust

Answer 6

in the west, propaganda was used by the government and media to represent the communists as a threat to peoples way of life, while in the ussr, the western governments were seen as a threat to the revolution and opressors worldwide