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Stalin and international relations Flashcards

1
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Why did the west fear the USSR?

A

feared spread of communism, wary of comintern

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2
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What percentage of foreign workers in USSR in 1930 were german?

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70% of 9000

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3
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What did Germany benefit from with the USSR?

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German military training in Russia due to Treaty of Versailles - Russia learnt and germany had better troops

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4
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When did Germany and the USSR negotiate the continuation of Berlin Treaty?

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1931

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5
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When did Stalin move away from cooperation with Germany?

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After Hitlers rise to Chancellor in 1933

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6
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When was Russia asked to join the League of Nations?

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September 1934

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7
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How did the USSR benefit from the League of Nations membership?

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offered international cooperation against Hitler
could influence Britain and France

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8
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How did the West benefit from the USSR League of Nations membership?

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strengthened security against Japan and Germany

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9
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When did Japan and Germany leave the League of Nations?

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1933

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10
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What was Stalin slow to react to?

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Hitler’s regime - even after KPD repression.

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11
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When was the Non-aggression pact with France?

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November 1932H

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12
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Who signed a Non-aggression pact in Dec 1932?

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Poland

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13
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Who signed mutual assistance pacts in May 1935?

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France and Czechoslovakia.

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14
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What could be said about the mutual assistance pacts?

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not followed by any military planning

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15
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What was announced at the 1935 Comintern Congress?

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Communist parties were encouraged to form ‘popular fronts’ with socialists to fight fascism

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16
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When did the Spanish civil war break out?

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July 1936

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17
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When did Stalin decide to intervene in the Spanish civil war?

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Septtember 1936 - military equipment and ‘advisors’

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18
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What did Stalin move his strategy regarding the Spanish Civil war?

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1937 - prolonging Spanish Civil War - wearing down German and Italian forces on Nationalist side

19
Q

What was Stalin disappointed by in relation to the spanish Civil war?

A

France and Britains inaction in fighting fascism - signalled weak against Nazi Germany

20
Q

What exacerbated fear and dislike of Soviet Communism in the west?

A

Soviet intervention in the Spanish Civil war

21
Q

What did France and Britain protest in March 1938?

A

the German annexation of Austria - took no further action

22
Q

When was the Munich conference?

A

September 1938

23
Q

Who was in the Munich conference?

A

Germany, France, Britain and Italy - what to do with region of Czechoslovakia

24
Q

When did Germany begin their invasion of Czechoslovakia?

A

March 1939

25
Q

What was Stalin very concerned about in regards to foreign policy?

A

Japanese aggression, Japan’s military dictatorship build powerful war machine

26
Q

Where did Japan invade in 1931 and 1937?

A

Manchuria - 1931
China - 1937

27
Q

When did War start with Japan after minor border confrontations?

A

May 1939

28
Q

Where did the USSR defeat Japan in August 1939?

A

Khalkhin Gol - Soviet Mongolia

29
Q

When was the Nazi-Soviet Pact signed?

A

23 August 1939

30
Q

what did the Nazo-Soviet pact agree to?

A

Germany and USSR would respect territories, trade and settle disputes peacefully

31
Q

What was a secret part of the Nazi-Soviet pact?

A

divided eastern europe into spheres of influence

32
Q

Who did Stalin keep dialogue open with after the 1939 pact?

A

Western countries - continued anti-Nazi propaganda

33
Q

What could Stalin’s policy towards Germany be seen as?

A

inconsistent - however could be seen as keeping USSR safe from war

34
Q

What was Stalin well aware of?

A

Hitler’s Soviet invasion plan

35
Q

Why was the Red Army not ready for war in 1939?

A

the purges and administrative confusion over rearmament

36
Q

How did the Nazi-Soviet pact benefit Stalin?

A

Breathing space,
territory gains,
avoidance of two front war,
USSR neutral as countries wore each other out

37
Q

How did the Nazi-Soviet pact benefit Hitler?

A

Free reign to invade Poland,
Raw materials from USSR,
Avoiding war on two fronts

38
Q

When did Germany begin it’s invasion of Poland?

A

September 1939

39
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What did the USSR seize control over in 1940?

A

Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia

40
Q

Who did the USSR attempt to invade?

A

Finland in November 1939

41
Q

What was the outcome of the ‘Winter War’?

A

Finland gave 10% of land to USSR - showed weakness of Red Army

42
Q

how long did stalin calculate Hitler couldnt’ invade the USSR from?

A

May 1942

43
Q

What did Stalin ignore, thinking he could trust Hitler?

A

ignored warnings from spy network - suggested Hitler had begun invasion prep in Oct 1940

44
Q

When did the Nazi’s begin the invasion of the USSR

A

22nd June 1941, USSR long way from being prepared

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