The West 1917-1991

Question 1

How was West consistent in their foreign policy (Lenin)

Answer 1

Russian Civil War 1920 - 14 allied countries aided the Whites against the Bolsheviks
Diplomatic Isolation (PPC 1919, LON 1920) - continued hostility towards the West, excluding them from talks

Question 2

How was West inconsistent in their foreign policy (Lenin)

Answer 2

Treaty of Rapallo and Anglo Soviet Trade 1921 - undermined the hostile foreign policy towards the USSR

Question 3

How was West consistent in their foreign policy (Stalin pre-war)

Answer 3

(DG) Kellogg-Briand Pact 1928, appeasement of Hitler - failure to recognise the USSR and chose not to work with Stalin
(FG) Spanish Civil War 1936, Anti-Comintern Pact 1938 - intervention continued hostile foreign policy

Question 4

How was West inconsistent in their foreign policy (Stalin pre-war)

Answer 4

Collective security (mutual agreement pacts) - undermined democratic Hostility
Nazi-Soviet Pact 1939 - allowed USSR to rebuild, undermined Fascist hostility

Question 5

How was West consistent in their foreign policy (Stalin post-war)

Answer 5

Truman Doctrine 1947 - continued policy of containment
Marshall Aid and NATO - both financial and military aids to help containment

Question 6

How was West inconsistent in their foreign policy (Stalin post-war)

Answer 6

WW2 - changed to allies with the USSR
Change in presidency - Roosevelt wanted cooperation at Yalta, Truman wanted atomic warfare at Potsdam, therefore contradictory

Question 7

How was West consistent in their foreign policy (Khrushchev)

Answer 7

Eisenhower and Kennedy - ‘Cold Warriors’ who promised to roll back communism
MAD - continued hostility towards the USSR, while also assuring American security

Question 8

How was West inconsistent in their foreign policy (Khrushchev)

Answer 8

‘Words not deeds’ - change from Eisenhowers ‘Cold Warriors’ campaign
Hungarian Uprising 1956, Berlin Wall - USA showed a lack of help towards the Hungarian and German, different from ‘Cold Warriors’

Question 9

How was West consistent in their foreign policy (Brezhnev)

Answer 9

Détente - was supposed to continue the policy of containment of communism

Question 10

How was West inconsistent in their foreign policy (Brezhnev)

Answer 10

Change of Presidency to Reagan - change from hostile foreign policy, to more destructive policies, ended policy of containment
SDI, and placement of Cruise Missiles - change to a destructive foreign policy

Question 11

How was West consistent in their foreign policy (Gorbachev)

Answer 11

Reykjavik 1986 and Washington 1987 - Reagan continued to enhance security by trying to end the Cold War

Question 12

How was West inconsistent in their foreign policy (Gorbachev)

Answer 12

Geneva Conference 1985 - Reagan no longer wanted a destructive foreign policy
Nuclear warfare - change from what Reagan wanted, contradictory to placement of Cruise Missiles