The USSR's foreign relations in the 1920s

Question 1

Why was the USSR not invited to the Paris Peace Conference?

Answer 1

They signed the Treaty of Brest Litovsk which was seen as a betrayal by the allies.

Question 2

Which treaty did the USSR sign ending its involvement in WW1?

Answer 2

The Treaty of Brest Litovsk

Question 3

In which year was the Treaty of Brest Litovsk signed?

Answer 3

1918

Question 4

What kind of economic system did the USSR have?

Answer 4

Communism

Question 5

When did the Genoa Conference happen?

Answer 5

1922

Question 6

What were the 2 main aims of the Genoa Conference?

Answer 6

1. To resolve the issue of German reparations. 2. To re-establish relations between Russia and other world powers.

Question 7

What did France demand from the USSR at the Genoa Conference leading to its failure?

Answer 7

France demanded repayment of money it had loaned to the Tsarist government.

Question 8

Why did the USSR refuse to pay France for the Tsar’s war debt at the Genoa Conference?

Answer 8

The Bolshevik government did not believe it inherited the Tsar’s debt.

Question 9

Who was the leader of the USSR in 1922 when the Genoa Conference happened?

Answer 9

Vladimir Lenin

Question 10

When did Vladimir Lenin die?

Answer 10

1924

Question 11

Who took control of the USSR after Vladimir Lenin’s death?

Answer 11

Joseph Stalin

Question 12

Did the Genoa Conference succeed or fail to achieve its aims?

Answer 12

Failed

Question 13

Why were European countries afraid of the USSR?

Answer 13

They believed that Communism would spread to their own countries from the USSR.

Question 14

Why did countries think that Communism was expansionist?

Answer 14

The Spartacist Uprsings in Germany convinced many that Communist could easily spread to other countries.

Question 15

What does the word “expansionist” mean?

Answer 15

A policy of territorial or economic expansion.

Question 16

When did the Spartacist uprising happen in Germany?

Answer 16

1919

Question 17

When did the Russian revolution happen?

Answer 17

1917

Question 18

Why did Russia leave WW1 early? (two reasons)

Answer 18

1. Russia was undergoing a socialist revolution. 2. Russia could not afford to be in the war.

Question 19

What was the Zinoviev letter?

Answer 19

A forged document published and sensationalised by the British Daily Mail newspaper.

Question 20

When was the Zinoviev letter published?

Answer 20

1924

Question 21

Why is the Zinoviev letter important? (2 reasons)

Answer 21

1. Swayed British public opinion against the USSR. 2. Impacted the results of the 1924 British elections.

Question 22

Which anti-USSR politician won the British election of 1924?

Answer 22

Stanley Baldwin

Question 23

Who was Stanley Baldwin?

Answer 23

British Prime Minister

Question 24

In which year did Britain break off relations with the USSR?

Answer 24

1927

Question 25

What is the name for the international communist organisation in the 1920s and 1930s?

Answer 25

The Comintern

Question 26

Concerns over the role and objectives of which organisation created suspicions of the USSR in the other countries?

Answer 26

The Comintern

Question 27

Who controlled the Comintern?

Answer 27

The USSR

Question 28

When was the Anglo-Soviet Trade agreement signed?

Answer 28

1921

Question 29

What was the purpose of the Anglo-Soviet Trade agreement?

Answer 29

To facilitate trade between Britain and the USSR

Question 30

When is the Rapallo Pact signed?

Answer 30

1922

Question 31

What agreement is secretly signed by the USSR and Germany at the Genoa Conference?

Answer 31

The Rapallo Pact

Question 32

What do Germany and the USSR agree to in the Rapallo Pact?

Answer 32

Russia and Germany agreed to renounce all territorial claims against each other and agreed on mutual friendship.

Question 33

The Rapallo Pact led to what?

Answer 33

German-Soviet military excercises

Question 34

How did the Rapallo Pact worsen relations with France?

Answer 34

France feared a USSR/Germany alliance would be a threat to French safety in the region.

Question 35

When was the Anglo-Soviet Treaty signed?

Answer 35

1924 (before Stanley Baldwin comes into power)

Question 36

What was agreed to in the Anglo-Soviet Treaty signed?

Answer 36

Britain recognised the USSR as a state.

Question 37

Which British political party was responsible for the Anglo-Soviet Treaty?

Answer 37

The Labour Party

Question 38

When was the Treaty of Berlin created?

Answer 38

1926

Question 39

What did the Treaty of Berlin ensure?

Answer 39

It renewed the Rapallo Pact

Question 40

Why were relations between Britain and the USSR renewed in 1929?

Answer 40

The Labour party came back into power and wanted to establish permanent relations with the USSR.

Question 41

Was the following a success or a failure for the USSR in trying to create good relations with other countries? The Anglo Soviet Treaty

Answer 41

Success

Question 42

Was the following a success or a failure for the USSR in trying to create good relations with other countries? The Anglo-Soviet trade agreement

Answer 42

Success

Question 43

Was the following a success or a failure for the USSR in trying to create good relations with other countries? The Rapallo Pact

Answer 43

Success

Question 44

Was the following a success or a failure for the USSR in trying to create good relations with other countries? Foreign fear of the Comintern

Answer 44

Failure

Question 45

Was the following a success or a failure for the USSR in trying to create good relations with other countries? Stanly Baldwin winning the British election

Answer 45

Failure

Question 46

Was the following a success or a failure for the USSR in trying to create good relations with other countries? The Zinoviev Letter

Answer 46

Failure

Question 47

Was the following a success or a failure for the USSR in trying to create good relations with other countries? The Spartacist Uprsings in Germany

Answer 47

Failure

Question 48

Was the following a success or a failure for the USSR in trying to create good relations with other countries? The Genoa Conference

Answer 48

Failure

Question 49

Was the following a success or a failure for the USSR in trying to create good relations with other countries? The signing of Brest Litovsk.

Answer 49

Failure

Question 50

Was the following a success or a failure for the USSR in trying to create good relations with other countries? The Treaty of Berlin

Answer 50

Success

Question 51

Was the following a success or a failure for the USSR in trying to create good relations with other countries? The British Labour Party winning the election of 1929

Answer 51

Success